| MSGUNFMT(1) | GNU | MSGUNFMT(1) | 
NAME
 msgunfmt - uncompile message catalog from binary format
SYNOPSIS
 msgunfmt [ OPTION] [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
 Convert binary message catalog to Uniforum style .po file.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Operation mode:
- 
-j, --java
- 
Java mode: input is a Java ResourceBundle class
- 
--csharp
- 
C# mode: input is a .NET .dll file
- 
--csharp-resources
- 
C# resources mode: input is a .NET .resources file
- 
--tcl
- 
Tcl mode: input is a tcl/msgcat .msg file
 
Input file location:
- 
FILE ...
- 
input .mo files
If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
 
Input file location in Java mode:
- 
-r, --resource=RESOURCE
- 
resource name
- 
-l, --locale=LOCALE
- 
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name, separated with an underscore.  The class is located using the CLASSPATH.
 
Input file location in C# mode:
- 
-r, --resource=RESOURCE
- 
resource name
- 
-l, --locale=LOCALE
- 
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
- 
-d DIRECTORY
- 
base directory for locale dependent .dll files
The -l and -d options are mandatory.  The .dll file is located in a subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale.
 
Input file location in Tcl mode:
- 
-l, --locale=LOCALE
- 
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
- 
-d DIRECTORY
- 
base directory of .msg message catalogs
The -l and -d options are mandatory.  The .msg file is located in the specified directory.
 
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 -.
 
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
- 
write indented output style
- 
--strict
- 
write strict uniforum style
- 
-p, --properties-output
- 
write out a Java .properties file
- 
--stringtable-output
- 
write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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-w, --width=NUMBER
- 
set output page width
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--no-wrap
- 
do not break long message lines, longer than the output page width, into several lines
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-s, --sort-output
- 
generate sorted output
 
Informative output:
- 
-h, --help
- 
display this help and exit
- 
-V, --version
- 
output version information and exit
- 
-v, --verbose
- 
increase verbosity level
 
 
AUTHOR
 Written by Ulrich Drepper.
REPORTING BUGS
 Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
 Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2005 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.
 
SEE ALSO
 The full documentation for 
msgunfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the 
info and 
msgunfmt programs are properly installed at your site, the command
- 
- 
info msgunfmt
should give you access to the complete manual.