NAME
 msgen - create English message catalog
SYNOPSIS
 msgen [ OPTION] INPUTFILE
DESCRIPTION
 Creates an English translation catalog.  The input file is the last created English PO file, or a PO Template file (generally 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:
- 
-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
- 
indented output style
- 
--no-location
- 
suppress '#: filename:line' lines
- 
--add-location
- 
preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
- 
--strict
- 
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 © 2001-2005 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 
msgen is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the 
info and 
msgen programs are properly installed at your site, the command
- 
- 
info msgen
should give you access to the complete manual.