msgen - create English message catalog

       Written by Bruno Haible.

       Copyright © 2001-2024 Free Software Foundation,  Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU  GPL  version  3  or  later
       <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
       This  is  free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
       permitted by law.

       Creates  an  English  translation  catalog.   The input file is the last created English PO file, or a PO
       Template file (generally created by xgettext).  Untranslated entries are assigned a translation  that  is
       identical to the msgid.

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

   Inputfilelocation:
       INPUTFILE
              input PO or POT file

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

       If input file is -, standard input is read.

   Outputfilelocation:-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 -.

   Inputfilesyntax:-P, --properties-input
              input file is in Java .properties syntax

       --stringtable-input
              input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

   Outputdetails:--lang=CATALOGNAME
              set 'Language' field in the header entry

       --color
              use colors and other text attributes always

       --color=WHEN
              use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.  WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.

       --style=STYLEFILE
              specify CSS style rule file for --color-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
              indented output style

       --no-location
              suppress '#: filename:line' lines

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

       --strict
              strict Uniforum output style

       -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

   Informativeoutput:-h, --help
              display this help and exit

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit

       msgen - create English message catalog

       Report   bugs   in  the  bug  tracker  at  <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext>  or  by  email  to
       <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.

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

              infomsgen

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext-tools 0.23.1                          December 2024                                         MSGEN(1)

msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE