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jpayne@68: .TH MSGCONV "1" "February 2024" "GNU gettext-tools 0.22.5" "User Commands"
jpayne@68: .SH NAME
jpayne@68: msgconv \- character set conversion for message catalog
jpayne@68: .SH SYNOPSIS
jpayne@68: .B msgconv
jpayne@68: [\fI\,OPTION\/\fR] [\fI\,INPUTFILE\/\fR]
jpayne@68: .SH DESCRIPTION
jpayne@68: .\" Add any additional description here
jpayne@68: .PP
jpayne@68: Converts a translation catalog to a different character encoding.
jpayne@68: .PP
jpayne@68: Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
jpayne@68: .SS "Input file location:"
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: INPUTFILE
jpayne@68: input PO file
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fI\,DIRECTORY\/\fR
jpayne@68: add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
jpayne@68: .PP
jpayne@68: If no input file is given or if it is \-, standard input is read.
jpayne@68: .SS "Output file location:"
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-file\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
jpayne@68: write output to specified file
jpayne@68: .PP
jpayne@68: The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified
jpayne@68: or if it is \-.
jpayne@68: .SS "Conversion target:"
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-to\-code\fR=\fI\,NAME\/\fR
jpayne@68: encoding for output
jpayne@68: .PP
jpayne@68: The default encoding is the current locale's encoding.
jpayne@68: .SS "Input file syntax:"
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
jpayne@68: input file is in Java .properties syntax
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
jpayne@68: input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
jpayne@68: .SS "Output details:"
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-\-color\fR
jpayne@68: use colors and other text attributes always
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-\-color\fR=\fI\,WHEN\/\fR
jpayne@68: use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.
jpayne@68: WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-\-style\fR=\fI\,STYLEFILE\/\fR
jpayne@68: specify CSS style rule file for \fB\-\-color\fR
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-no\-escape\fR
jpayne@68: do not use C escapes in output (default)
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-escape\fR
jpayne@68: use C escapes in output, no extended chars
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-\-force\-po\fR
jpayne@68: write PO file even if empty
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-indent\fR
jpayne@68: indented output style
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-\-no\-location\fR
jpayne@68: suppress '#: filename:line' lines
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-add\-location\fR
jpayne@68: preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-\-strict\fR
jpayne@68: strict Uniforum output style
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-output\fR
jpayne@68: write out a Java .properties file
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-\-stringtable\-output\fR
jpayne@68: write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fI\,NUMBER\/\fR
jpayne@68: set output page width
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-\-no\-wrap\fR
jpayne@68: do not break long message lines, longer than
jpayne@68: the output page width, into several lines
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-output\fR
jpayne@68: generate sorted output
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-by\-file\fR
jpayne@68: sort output by file location
jpayne@68: .SS "Informative output:"
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
jpayne@68: display this help and exit
jpayne@68: .TP
jpayne@68: \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
jpayne@68: output version information and exit
jpayne@68: .SH AUTHOR
jpayne@68: Written by Bruno Haible.
jpayne@68: .SH "REPORTING BUGS"
jpayne@68: Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext>
jpayne@68: or by email to <bug\-gettext@gnu.org>.
jpayne@68: .SH COPYRIGHT
jpayne@68: Copyright \(co 2001\-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
jpayne@68: License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
jpayne@68: .br
jpayne@68: This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
jpayne@68: There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
jpayne@68: .SH "SEE ALSO"
jpayne@68: The full documentation for
jpayne@68: .B msgconv
jpayne@68: is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
jpayne@68: .B info
jpayne@68: and
jpayne@68: .B msgconv
jpayne@68: programs are properly installed at your site, the command
jpayne@68: .IP
jpayne@68: .B info msgconv
jpayne@68: .PP
jpayne@68: should give you access to the complete manual.