msgattrib - Unix, Linux Command

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:

Tag	Description
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:

Tag	Description
-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:

Tag	Description
--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:

Tag	Description
--set-fuzzy
	set all messages ’fuzzy’
--clear-fuzzy
	set all messages non-’fuzzy’
--set-obsolete
	set all messages obsolete
--clear-obsolete
	set all messages non-obsolete
--only-file=FILE.po
	manipulate only entries listed in FILE.po
--ignore-file=FILE.po
	manipulate only entries not listed in FILE.po
--fuzzy	synonym for --only-fuzzy --clear-fuzzy
--obsolete
	synonym for --only-obsolete --clear-obsolete

Input file syntax:

Tag	Description
-P, --properties-input
	input file is in Java .properties syntax
--stringtable-input
	input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

Output details:

Tag	Description
-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
-s, --sort-output
	generate sorted output
-F, --sort-by-file
	sort output by file location

Informative output:

Tag	Description
-h, --help	display this help and exit
-V, --version
	output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by Bruno Haible.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

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.