msgcat(ntcl)

NAME

       msgcat - combines several message catalogs

SYNOPSIS

       msgcat [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...

DESCRIPTION

       Concatenates and merges the specified PO files.  Find mes-
       sages which are common to two or more of the specified  PO
       files.  By using the --more-than option, greater commonal-
       ity may be requested before messages  are  printed.   Con-
       versely,  the  --less-than  option  may be used to specify
       less  commonality  before  messages  are   printed   (i.e.
       --less-than=2   will  only  print  the  unique  messages).
       Translations, comments and extract comments will be  cumu-
       lated,  except that if --use-first is specified, they will
       be taken from the first PO  file  to  define  them.   File
       positions from all PO files will be cumulated.

       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options  are mandatory for
       short options too.

   Input file location:
       INPUTFILE ...
              input files

       -f, --files-from=FILE
              get list of input files from FILE

       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

       If input file is -, standard input is read.

   Output file location:
       -o, --output-file=FILE
              write output to specified file

       The results are written to standard output  if  no  output
       file is specified or if it is -.

   Message selection:
       -<, --less-than=NUMBER
              print  messages  with  less  than this many defini-
              tions, defaults to infinite if not set

       ->, --more-than=NUMBER
              print messages with more  than  this  many  defini-
              tions, defaults to 0 if not set

       -u, --unique
              shorthand  for  --less-than=2,  requests  that only
              unique messages be printed

   Input file syntax:
       -P, --properties-input
              input files are in Java .properties syntax

       --stringtable-input
              input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

   Output details:
       -t, --to-code=NAME
              encoding for output

       --use-first
              use  first  available translation for each message,
              don't merge several translations

       -e, --no-escape
              do not use C escapes in output (default)

       -E, --escape
              use C escapes in output, no extended chars

       --force-po
              write PO file even if empty

       -i, --indent
              write the .po file using indented style

       --no-location
              do not write '#: filename:line' lines

       -n, --add-location
              generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)

       --strict
              write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file

       -p, --properties-output
              write out a Java .properties file

       --stringtable-output
              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file

       -w, --width=NUMBER
              set output page width

       --no-wrap
              do not break long message lines,  longer  than  the
              output page width, into several lines

       -s, --sort-output
              generate sorted output

       -F, --sort-by-file
              sort output by file location

   Informative output:
       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR

       Written by Bruno Haible.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This  is  free software; see the source for copying condi-
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       The  full documentation for msgcat is maintained as a Tex-
       info manual.  If the info and msgcat programs are properly
       installed at your site, the command

              info msgcat

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext-tools 0.16.1  November 2006                 MSGCAT(1)