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## NAME

msgattrib - attribute matching and manipulation on message catalog

## SYNOPSIS

msgattrib.exe [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]

## DESCRIPTION

Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their attributes, and manipulates the attributes.

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 specified or if it is -. Message selection: --translated keep translated, remove untranslated messages --untranslated keep untranslated, remove translated messages --no-fuzzy remove 'fuzzy' marked messages --only-fuzzy keep 'fuzzy' marked messages --no-obsolete remove obsolete #~ messages |
--only-obsolete keep obsolete #~ messages |

Attribute manipulation: --set-fuzzy set all messages 'fuzzy' --clear-fuzzy set all messages non-'fuzzy' --set-obsolete set all messages obsolete --clear-obsolete set all messages non-obsolete --previous when setting 'fuzzy', keep previous | previous msgids of translated messages.
--clear-previous remove the "previous msgid" --empty when removing 'fuzzy', also set --only-file=FILE.po | from all messages also set msgstr empty

manipulate only entries listed in FILE.po

--ignore-file=FILE.po manipulate only entries not listed in FILE.po --fuzzy synonym for --only-fuzzy --clear-fuzzy --obsolete synonym for --only-obsolete --clear-obsolete |

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: --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 --force-po -i, --indent --no-location -n, --add-location --strict |  | use C escapes in output, no extended chars write PO file even if empty write the .po file using indented style do not write '#: filename:line' lines generate '#: filename:line' lines (default) 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 © 2001-2010 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 permit- ted by law.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for msgattrib.exe is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgattrib.exe pro- grams are properly installed at your site, the command

info msgattrib.exe

should give you access to the complete manual.