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9*946379e7Schristos<h1 align=center>MSGCMP</h1>
10*946379e7Schristos<a href="#NAME">NAME</a><br>
11*946379e7Schristos<a href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a><br>
12*946379e7Schristos<a href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a><br>
13*946379e7Schristos<a href="#AUTHOR">AUTHOR</a><br>
14*946379e7Schristos<a href="#REPORTING BUGS">REPORTING BUGS</a><br>
15*946379e7Schristos<a href="#COPYRIGHT">COPYRIGHT</a><br>
16*946379e7Schristos<a href="#SEE ALSO">SEE ALSO</a><br>
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19*946379e7Schristos<!-- Creator     : groff version 1.17.2 -->
20*946379e7Schristos<a name="NAME"></a>
21*946379e7Schristos<h2>NAME</h2>
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26*946379e7Schristosmsgcmp - compare message catalog and template</td></table>
27*946379e7Schristos<a name="SYNOPSIS"></a>
28*946379e7Schristos<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
29*946379e7Schristos
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34*946379e7Schristos<b>msgcmp</b> [<i>OPTION</i>] <i>def.po
35*946379e7Schristosref.pot</i></td></table>
36*946379e7Schristos<a name="DESCRIPTION"></a>
37*946379e7Schristos<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
38*946379e7Schristos
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43*946379e7SchristosCompare two Uniforum style .po files to check that both
44*946379e7Schristoscontain the same set of msgid strings. The def.po file is an
45*946379e7Schristosexisting PO file with the translations. The ref.pot file is
46*946379e7Schristosthe last created PO file, or a PO Template file (generally
47*946379e7Schristoscreated by xgettext). This is useful for checking that you
48*946379e7Schristoshave translated each and every message in your program.
49*946379e7SchristosWhere an exact match cannot be found, fuzzy matching is used
50*946379e7Schristosto produce better diagnostics.</td></table>
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56*946379e7SchristosMandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
57*946379e7Schristosoptions too.</td></table>
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63*946379e7Schristos<b>Input file location:</b></td></table>
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69*946379e7Schristosdef.po</td></table>
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75*946379e7Schristostranslations</td></table>
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81*946379e7Schristosref.pot</td></table>
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87*946379e7Schristosreferences to the sources</td></table>
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93*946379e7Schristos<b>-D</b>, <b>--directory</b>=<i>DIRECTORY</i></td></table>
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99*946379e7Schristosadd DIRECTORY to list for input files search</td></table>
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105*946379e7Schristos<b>Operation modifiers:</b></td></table>
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111*946379e7Schristos<b>-m</b>, <b>--multi-domain</b></td></table>
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117*946379e7Schristosapply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po</td></table>
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123*946379e7Schristos<b>--use-fuzzy</b></td></table>
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129*946379e7Schristosconsider fuzzy entries</td></table>
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135*946379e7Schristos<b>--use-untranslated</b></td></table>
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141*946379e7Schristosconsider untranslated entries</td></table>
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147*946379e7Schristos<b>Input file syntax:</b></td></table>
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153*946379e7Schristos<b>-P</b>, <b>--properties-input</b></td></table>
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159*946379e7Schristosinput files are in Java .properties syntax</td></table>
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165*946379e7Schristos<b>--stringtable-input</b></td></table>
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171*946379e7Schristosinput files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
172*946379e7Schristossyntax</td></table>
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178*946379e7Schristos<b>Informative output:</b></td></table>
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184*946379e7Schristos<b>-h</b>, <b>--help</b></td></table>
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190*946379e7Schristosdisplay this help and exit</td></table>
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196*946379e7Schristos<b>-V</b>, <b>--version</b></td></table>
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202*946379e7Schristosoutput version information and exit</td></table>
203*946379e7Schristos<a name="AUTHOR"></a>
204*946379e7Schristos<h2>AUTHOR</h2>
205*946379e7Schristos
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210*946379e7SchristosWritten by Peter Miller.</td></table>
211*946379e7Schristos<a name="REPORTING BUGS"></a>
212*946379e7Schristos<h2>REPORTING BUGS</h2>
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218*946379e7SchristosReport bugs to &lt;bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org&gt;.</td></table>
219*946379e7Schristos<a name="COPYRIGHT"></a>
220*946379e7Schristos<h2>COPYRIGHT</h2>
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226*946379e7SchristosCopyright 1995-1998, 2000-2006 Free Software Foundation,
227*946379e7SchristosInc.<br>
228*946379e7SchristosThis is free software; see the source for copying
229*946379e7Schristosconditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
230*946379e7SchristosMERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
231*946379e7SchristosPURPOSE.</td></table>
232*946379e7Schristos<a name="SEE ALSO"></a>
233*946379e7Schristos<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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239*946379e7SchristosThe full documentation for <b>msgcmp</b> is maintained as a
240*946379e7SchristosTexinfo manual. If the <b>info</b> and <b>msgcmp</b>
241*946379e7Schristosprograms are properly installed at your site, the
242*946379e7Schristoscommand</td></table>
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248*946379e7Schristos<b>info msgcmp</b></td></table>
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254*946379e7Schristosshould give you access to the complete manual.</td></table>
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