msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format

       Written by Ulrich Drepper.

       Copyright  ©  1995-2024  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.

       Generate binary message catalog from textual translation description.

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

   Inputfilelocation:
       filename.po ...
              input files

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

       If input file is -, standard input is read.

   Operationmode:-j, --java
              Java mode: generate a Java ResourceBundle class

       --java2
              like --java, and assume Java2 (JDK 1.2 or higher)

       --csharp
              C# mode: generate a .NET .dll file

       --csharp-resources
              C# resources mode: generate a .NET .resources file

       --tcl  Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file

       --qt   Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file

       --desktop
              Desktop Entry mode: generate a .desktop file

       --xml  XML mode: generate XML file

   Outputfilelocation:-o, --output-file=FILE
              write output to specified file

       --strict
              enable strict Uniforum mode

       If output file is -, output is written to standard output.

   OutputfilelocationinJavamode:-r, --resource=RESOURCE
              resource name

       -l, --locale=LOCALE
              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

       --source
              produce a .java file, instead of a .class file

       -d DIRECTORY
              base directory of classes directory hierarchy

       The class name is determined by appending the locale  name  to  the  resource  name,  separated  with  an
       underscore.  The -d option is mandatory.  The class is written under the specified directory.

   OutputfilelocationinC#mode:-r, --resource=RESOURCE
              resource name

       -l, --locale=LOCALE
              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

       -d DIRECTORY
              base directory for locale dependent .dll files

       The  -l  and  -d  options  are  mandatory.   The  .dll file is written in a subdirectory of the specified
       directory whose name depends on the locale.

   OutputfilelocationinTclmode:-l, --locale=LOCALE
              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

       -d DIRECTORY
              base directory of .msg message catalogs

       The -l and -d options are mandatory.  The .msg file is written in the specified directory.

   DesktopEntrymodeoptions:-l, --locale=LOCALE
              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

       -o, --output-file=FILE
              write output to specified file

       --template=TEMPLATE
              a .desktop file used as a template

       -d DIRECTORY
              base directory of .po files

       -kWORD, --keyword=WORD
              look for WORD as an additional keyword

       -k, --keyword
              do not to use default keywords

       The -l, -o, and --template options are mandatory.  If -D is specified, input  files  are  read  from  the
       directory instead of the command line arguments.

   XMLmodeoptions:-l, --locale=LOCALE
              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

       -L, --language=NAME
              recognise the specified XML language

       -o, --output-file=FILE
              write output to specified file

       --template=TEMPLATE
              an XML file used as a template

       -d DIRECTORY
              base directory of .po files

       --replace-text
              output XML with translated text replacing the original text, not augmenting the original text

       The  -l,  -o,  and  --template  options are mandatory.  If -D is specified, input files are read from the
       directory instead of the command line arguments.

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

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

   Inputfileinterpretation:-c, --check
              perform all the checks implied by --check-format, --check-header, --check-domain--check-format
              check language dependent format strings

       --check-header
              verify presence and contents of the header entry

       --check-domain
              check for conflicts between domain directives and the --output-file option

       -C, --check-compatibility
              check that GNU msgfmt behaves like X/Open msgfmt

       --check-accelerators[=CHAR]
              check presence of keyboard accelerators for menu items

       -f, --use-fuzzy
              use fuzzy entries in output

   Outputdetails:--no-convert
              don't convert the messages to UTF-8 encoding

       --no-redundancy
              don't pre-expand ISO C 99 <inttypes.h> format string directive macros

       -a, --alignment=NUMBER
              align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1)

       --endianness=BYTEORDER
              write out 32-bit numbers in the given byte order (big or little, default depends on platform)

       --no-hash
              binary file will not include the hash table

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

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit

       --statistics
              print statistics about translations

       -v, --verbose
              increase verbosity level

       msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format

       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 msgfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and msgfmt programs are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              infomsgfmt

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext-tools 0.23.1                          December 2024                                        MSGFMT(1)

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