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## NAME

msgen - create English message catalog

## SYNOPSIS

msgen.exe [OPTION] INPUTFILE

## DESCRIPTION

Creates an English translation catalog. The input file is the last created English PO file, or a PO Template file (gen- erally 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. Input file location: 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.

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 -. 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:
--lang=CATALOGNAME

|  | set 'Language' field in the header entry
--color --color=WHEN |  | use colors and other text attributes always 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 -E, --escape --force-po -i, --indent --no-location -n, --add-location --strict |  | do not use C escapes in output (default) use C escapes in output, no extended chars write PO file even if empty indented output style suppress '#: filename:line' lines preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default) 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

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

info msgen.exe

should give you access to the complete manual.