msginit - initialize a message catalog |
msginit [OPTION] |
Creates a new PO file, initializing the meta information with values from the user's environment. |
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. |
Input file location: |
-i, --input=INPUTFILE |
input POT file |
If no input file is given, the current directory is searched for the POT file. If it is -, standard input is read. |
Output file location: |
-o, --output-file=FILE |
write output to specified PO file |
If no output file is given, it depends on the --locale option or the user's locale setting. If it is -, the results are written to standard output. |
Output details: |
-l, --locale=LL_CC |
set target locale |
--no-translator |
assume the PO file is automatically generated |
-w, --width=NUMBER |
set output page width |
--no-wrap |
do not break long message lines, longer than the output page width, into several lines |
Informative output: |
-h, --help |
display this help and exit |
-V, --version |
output version information and exit |
Written by Bruno Haible. |
Report bugs to <[email protected]>. |
Copyright 2001-2002 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. |
The full documentation for msginit is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msginit programs are properly installed at your site, the command |
info msginit |
should give you access to the complete manual. |