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XGETTEXT
XGETTEXT
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
AUTHOR
REPORTING BUGS
COPYRIGHT
SEE ALSO
NAME
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xgettext - extract gettext strings from source |
SYNOPSIS
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xgettext [OPTION]
[INPUTFILE]... |
DESCRIPTION
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Extract translatable strings from given input
files. |
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Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
options too. Similarly for optional arguments. |
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get list of input files from FILE |
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-D, --directory=DIRECTORY |
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add DIRECTORY to list for input files search |
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If input file is -, standard input is read. |
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-d, --default-domain=NAME |
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use NAME.po for output (instead of messages.po) |
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write output to specified file |
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output files will be placed in directory DIR |
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If output file is -, output is written to standard
output. |
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Choice of input file language: |
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recognise the specified language (C, C++, ObjectiveC, PO,
Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Java, awk, YCP, Tcl, RST,
Glade) |
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shorthand for --language=C++ |
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By default the language is guessed depending on the input
file name extension. |
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join messages with existing file |
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-x, --exclude-file=FILE.po |
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entries from FILE.po are not extracted |
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place comment block with TAG (or those preceding keyword
lines) in output file |
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Language=C/C++ specific options: |
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additional keyword to be looked for (without WORD means not
to use default keywords) |
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understand ANSI C trigraphs for input |
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more detailed formatstring recognition result |
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do not use C escapes in output (default) |
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use C escapes in output, no extended chars |
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write PO file even if empty |
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write the .po file using indented style |
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do not write '#: filename:line' lines |
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generate '#: filename:line' lines (default) |
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write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file |
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do not break long message lines, longer than the output page
width, into several lines |
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sort output by file location |
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don't write header with `msgid ""'
entry |
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--copyright-holder=STRING |
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set copyright holder in output |
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omit FSF copyright in output for foreign user |
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-m,
--msgstr-prefix[=STRING] |
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use STRING or "" as prefix for msgstr
entries |
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-M,
--msgstr-suffix[=STRING] |
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use STRING or "" as suffix for msgstr
entries |
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display this help and exit |
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output version information and exit |
AUTHOR
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Written by Ulrich Drepper. |
REPORTING BUGS
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Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>. |
COPYRIGHT
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Copyright 1995-1998, 2000-2002 Free Software Foundation,
Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. |
SEE ALSO
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The full documentation for xgettext is maintained as
a Texinfo manual. If the info and xgettext
programs are properly installed at your site, the
command |
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should give you access to the complete manual. |
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