Section 1 · User commands

msgunfmt.1

Package: gettext

MSGUNFMT

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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:

**
−−color**

use colors and other text attributes always

−−color=WHEN

use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be ’always’, ’never’, ’auto’, or ’html’.

−−style=STYLEFILE

specify CSS style rule file for −−color

−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

−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

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 in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug−gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1995−2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.