Manual: msgcmp

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NAME
       msgcmp - compare message catalog and template

SYNOPSIS
       msgcmp [OPTION] def.po ref.pot

DESCRIPTION
       Compare two Uniforum style .po files to check that both contain the same set of msgid strings.  The def.po file is an
       existing	 PO file with the translations.	 The ref.pot file is the last created PO file, or a PO Template file (gener‐
       ally created by xgettext).  This is useful for checking that you have translated each and every message in your	pro‐
       gram.  Where an exact match cannot be found, fuzzy matching is used to produce better diagnostics.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

   Input file location:
       def.po translations

       ref.pot
	      references to the sources

       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
	      add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

   Operation modifiers:
       -m, --multi-domain
	      apply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po

       -N, --no-fuzzy-matching
	      do not use fuzzy matching

       --use-fuzzy
	      consider fuzzy entries

       --use-untranslated
	      consider untranslated entries

   Input file syntax:
       -P, --properties-input
	      input files are in Java .properties syntax

       --stringtable-input
	      input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

   Informative output:
       -h, --help
	      display this help and exit

       -V, --version
	      output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by Peter Miller.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs in the bug tracker at  or by email to .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 1995-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later 
       This  is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by
       law.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for msgcmp is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and msgcmp  programs  are  properly
       installed at your site, the command

	      info msgcmp

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext-tools 0.23-bisect-1a			  June 2025						   MSGCMP(1)