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9*946379e7Schristos<h1 align=center>MSGINIT</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*946379e7Schristosmsginit - initialize a message catalog</td></table>
27*946379e7Schristos<a name="SYNOPSIS"></a>
28*946379e7Schristos<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
29*946379e7Schristos
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34*946379e7Schristos<b>msginit</b> [<i>OPTION</i>]</td></table>
35*946379e7Schristos<a name="DESCRIPTION"></a>
36*946379e7Schristos<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
37*946379e7Schristos
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42*946379e7SchristosCreates a new PO file, initializing the meta information
43*946379e7Schristoswith values from the user's environment.</td></table>
44*946379e7Schristos
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49*946379e7SchristosMandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
50*946379e7Schristosoptions too.</td></table>
51*946379e7Schristos
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55*946379e7Schristos<td width="4%"></td><td width="96%">
56*946379e7Schristos<b>Input file location:</b></td></table>
57*946379e7Schristos
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61*946379e7Schristos<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
62*946379e7Schristos<b>-i</b>, <b>--input</b>=<i>INPUTFILE</i></td></table>
63*946379e7Schristos
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65*946379e7Schristos       cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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67*946379e7Schristos<td width="21%"></td><td width="79%">
68*946379e7Schristosinput POT file</td></table>
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74*946379e7SchristosIf no input file is given, the current directory is searched
75*946379e7Schristosfor the POT file. If it is -, standard input is
76*946379e7Schristosread.</td></table>
77*946379e7Schristos
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81*946379e7Schristos<td width="4%"></td><td width="96%">
82*946379e7Schristos<b>Output file location:</b></td></table>
83*946379e7Schristos
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87*946379e7Schristos<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
88*946379e7Schristos<b>-o</b>, <b>--output-file</b>=<i>FILE</i></td></table>
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94*946379e7Schristoswrite output to specified PO file</td></table>
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100*946379e7SchristosIf no output file is given, it depends on the
101*946379e7Schristos<b>--locale</b> option or the user's locale setting. If it
102*946379e7Schristosis -, the results are written to standard
103*946379e7Schristosoutput.</td></table>
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109*946379e7Schristos<b>Input file syntax:</b></td></table>
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115*946379e7Schristos<b>-P</b>, <b>--properties-input</b></td></table>
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121*946379e7Schristosinput file is in Java .properties syntax</td></table>
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127*946379e7Schristos<b>--stringtable-input</b></td></table>
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133*946379e7Schristosinput file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
134*946379e7Schristossyntax</td></table>
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140*946379e7Schristos<b>Output details:</b></td></table>
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146*946379e7Schristos<b>-l</b>, <b>--locale</b>=<i>LL_CC</i></td></table>
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152*946379e7Schristosset target locale</td></table>
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158*946379e7Schristos<b>--no-translator</b></td></table>
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164*946379e7Schristosassume the PO file is automatically generated</td></table>
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170*946379e7Schristos<b>-p</b>, <b>--properties-output</b></td></table>
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176*946379e7Schristoswrite out a Java .properties file</td></table>
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182*946379e7Schristos<b>--stringtable-output</b></td></table>
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188*946379e7Schristoswrite out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file</td></table>
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194*946379e7Schristos<b>-w</b>, <b>--width</b>=<i>NUMBER</i></td></table>
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200*946379e7Schristosset output page width</td></table>
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206*946379e7Schristos<b>--no-wrap</b></td></table>
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212*946379e7Schristosdo not break long message lines, longer than the output page
213*946379e7Schristoswidth, into several lines</td></table>
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219*946379e7Schristos<b>Informative output:</b></td></table>
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225*946379e7Schristos<b>-h</b>, <b>--help</b></td></table>
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231*946379e7Schristosdisplay this help and exit</td></table>
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237*946379e7Schristos<b>-V</b>, <b>--version</b></td></table>
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243*946379e7Schristosoutput version information and exit</td></table>
244*946379e7Schristos<a name="AUTHOR"></a>
245*946379e7Schristos<h2>AUTHOR</h2>
246*946379e7Schristos
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250*946379e7Schristos<td width="10%"></td><td width="90%">
251*946379e7SchristosWritten by Bruno Haible.</td></table>
252*946379e7Schristos<a name="REPORTING BUGS"></a>
253*946379e7Schristos<h2>REPORTING BUGS</h2>
254*946379e7Schristos
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259*946379e7SchristosReport bugs to &lt;bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org&gt;.</td></table>
260*946379e7Schristos<a name="COPYRIGHT"></a>
261*946379e7Schristos<h2>COPYRIGHT</h2>
262*946379e7Schristos
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267*946379e7SchristosCopyright 2001-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.<br>
268*946379e7SchristosThis is free software; see the source for copying
269*946379e7Schristosconditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
270*946379e7SchristosMERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
271*946379e7SchristosPURPOSE.</td></table>
272*946379e7Schristos<a name="SEE ALSO"></a>
273*946379e7Schristos<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
274*946379e7Schristos
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279*946379e7SchristosThe full documentation for <b>msginit</b> is maintained as a
280*946379e7SchristosTexinfo manual. If the <b>info</b> and <b>msginit</b>
281*946379e7Schristosprograms are properly installed at your site, the
282*946379e7Schristoscommand</td></table>
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288*946379e7Schristos<b>info msginit</b></td></table>
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294*946379e7Schristosshould give you access to the complete manual.</td></table>
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