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MSGATTRIB(1)                                             GNU                                             MSGATTRIB(1)



NAME
       msgattrib - attribute matching and manipulation on message catalog

SYNOPSIS
       msgattrib [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

              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
              use C escapes in output, no extended chars

       --force-po
              write PO file even if empty

       -i, --indent
              write the .po file using indented style

       --no-location
              do not write '#: filename:line' lines

       -n, --add-location
              generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)

       --strict
              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
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by Bruno Haible.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

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  per‐
       mitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       The  full  documentation  for msgattrib is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and msgattrib programs
       are properly installed at your site, the command

              info msgattrib

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU gettext-tools 0.18.2                              March 2013                                         MSGATTRIB(1)