Manual: msgexec

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NAME
       msgexec - process translations of message catalog

SYNOPSIS
       msgexec [OPTION] COMMAND [COMMAND-OPTION]

DESCRIPTION
       Applies a command to all translations of a translation catalog.	The COMMAND can be any program that reads a transla‐
       tion  from standard input.  It is invoked once for each translation.  Its output becomes msgexec's output.  msgexec's
       return code is the maximum return code across all invocations.

       A special builtin command called '0' outputs the translation, followed by a null byte.  The output of "msgexec 0"  is
       suitable as input for "xargs -0".

   Command input:
       --newline
	      add newline at the end of input

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

   Input file location:
       -i, --input=INPUTFILE
	      input PO file

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

       If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.

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

       --stringtable-input
	      input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

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

       -V, --version
	      output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by Bruno Haible.

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

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2001-2024 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 msgexec is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and msgexec programs are  properly
       installed at your site, the command

	      info msgexec

       should give you access to the complete manual.

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