MSGCONV(1) GNU MSGCONV(1)
msgconv - character set conversion for message catalog
msgconv [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]
Converts a translation catalog to a different character encoding.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
too.
Input file location:
INPUTFILE
input PO file
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
If no input file is given or if it 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 speci-
fied or if it is -.
Conversion target:
-t, --to-code=NAME
encoding for output
The default encoding is the current locale's encoding.
Input file syntax:
-P, --properties-input
input file is in Java .properties syntax
--stringtable-input
input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
Output details:
-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
--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
Informative output:
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
output version information and exit
Written by Bruno Haible.
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext [AT] gnu.org>.
Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://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.
The full documentation for msgconv is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the info and msgconv programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info msgconv
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU gettext-tools 0.17 November 2007 MSGCONV(1)