NAME
 msgcmp - compare message catalog and template
SYNOPSIS
 msgcmp [ OPTION] def.po ref.pot
DESCRIPTION
 Compare two Uniforum style .po files to check that both contain the same set of msgid strings.  The def.po file is an existing PO file with the translations.  The ref.pot file is the last created PO file, or a PO Template file (generally created by xgettext).  This is useful for checking that you have translated each and every message in your program.  Where an exact match cannot be found, fuzzy matching is used to produce better diagnostics.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Input file location:
- 
def.po
- 
translations
- 
ref.pot
- 
references to the sources
- 
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY
- 
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
 
Operation modifiers:
- 
-m, --multi-domain
- 
apply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po
 
Input file syntax:
- 
-P, --properties-input
- 
input files are in Java .properties syntax
- 
--stringtable-input
- 
input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
 
Informative output:
- 
-h, --help
- 
display this help and exit
- 
-V, --version
- 
output version information and exit
 
 
AUTHOR
 Written by Peter Miller.
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 
msgcmp is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the 
info and 
msgcmp programs are properly installed at your site, the command
- 
- 
info msgcmp
should give you access to the complete manual.