Man page 1 : msgfmt

• filename.po ...
      input files
• -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
      add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

If input file is -, standard input is read.

• -j, --java
      Java mode: generate a Java ResourceBundle class
• --java2
      like --java, and assume Java2 (JDK 1.2 or higher)
• --csharp
      C# mode: generate a .NET .dll file
• --csharp-resources
      C# resources mode: generate a .NET .resources file
• --tcl
      Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file
• --qt
      Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file

• -o, --output-file=FILE
      write output to specified file
• --strict
      enable strict Uniforum mode

If output file is -, output is written to standard output.

• -r, --resource=RESOURCE
      resource name
• -l, --locale=LOCALE
      locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
• -d DIRECTORY
      base directory of classes directory hierarchy

The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name, separated with an underscore. The -d option is mandatory. The class is written under the specified directory.

• -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 written in a subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale.

• -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 written in the specified directory.

• -P, --properties-input
      input files are in Java .properties syntax
• --stringtable-input
      input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

• -c, --check
      perform all the checks implied by --check-format, --check-header, --check-domain
• --check-format
      check language dependent format strings
• --check-header
      verify presence and contents of the header entry
• --check-domain
      check for conflicts between domain directives and the --output-file option
• -C, --check-compatibility
      check that GNU msgfmt behaves like X/Open msgfmt
• --check-accelerators[=CHAR]
      check presence of keyboard accelerators for menu items
• -f, --use-fuzzy
      use fuzzy entries in output

• -a, --alignment=NUMBER
      align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1)
• --no-hash
      binary file will not include the hash table

• -h, --help
      display this help and exit
• -V, --version
      output version information and exit
• --statistics
      print statistics about translations
• -v, --verbose
      increase verbosity level