     msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE

The msgen program 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.

Note: msginit --no-translator --locale=en performs a very similar task.  The main difference is that msginit cares specially about the header entry, whereas msgen doesn't.

Input file location
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INPUTFILE
     Input PO or POT file.

-D DIRECTORY
--directory=DIRECTORY
     Add DIRECTORY to the list of directories.  Source files are searched relative to this list of directories.  The resulting .po file will be written relative to the current directory, though.

If INPUTFILE is -, standard input is read.

Output file location
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-o FILE
--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
     Assume the input file is a Java ResourceBundle in Java .properties syntax, not in PO file syntax.

--stringtable-input
     Assume the input file is a NeXTstep/GNUstep localized resource file in .strings syntax, not in PO file syntax.

Output details
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--lang=CATALOGNAME
     Specify the Language field to be used in the header entry.  See Header Entry for the meaning of this field.  Note: The Language-Team and Plural-Forms fields are not set by this option.

--color
--color=WHEN
     Specify whether or when to use colors and other text attributes. See The --color option for details.

--style=STYLE_FILE
     Specify the CSS style rule file to use for --color. See The --style option for details.

--force-po
     Always write an output file even if it contains no message.

-i
--indent
     Write the .po file using indented style.

--no-location
     Do not write #: FILENAME:LINE lines.

--add-location
     Generate #: FILENAME:LINE lines (default).

--strict
     Write out a strict Uniforum conforming PO file.  Note that this Uniforum format should be avoided because it doesn't support the GNU extensions.

-p
--properties-output
     Write out a Java ResourceBundle in Java .properties syntax.  Note that this file format doesn't support plural forms and silently drops obsolete messages.

--stringtable-output
     Write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep localized resource file in .strings syntax. Note that this file format doesn't support plural forms.

-w NUMBER
--width=NUMBER
     Set the output page width.  Long strings in the output files will be split across multiple lines in order to ensure that each line's width (= number of screen columns) is less or equal to the given NUMBER.

--no-wrap
     Do not break long message lines.  Message lines whose width exceeds the output page width will not be split into several lines.  Only file reference lines which are wider than the output page width will be split.

-s
--sort-output
     Generate sorted output.  Note that using this option makes it much harder for the translator to understand each message's context.

-F
--sort-by-file
     Sort output by file location.

Informative output
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-h
--help
     Display this help and exit.

-V
--version
     Output version information and exit.