Manual: msginit

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NAME
       msginit - initialize a message catalog

SYNOPSIS
       msginit [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION
       Creates a new PO file, initializing the meta information with values from the user's environment.

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

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

       If no input file is given, the current directory is searched for the POT file.  If it is -, standard input is read.

   Output file location:
       -o, --output-file=FILE
	      write output to specified PO file

       If  no output file is given, it depends on the --locale option or the user's locale setting.  If it is -, the results
       are written to standard output.

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

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

   Output details:
       -l, --locale=LL_CC[.ENCODING]
	      set target locale

       --no-translator
	      assume the PO file is automatically generated

       --color
	      use colors and other text attributes always

       --color=WHEN
	      use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.  WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.

       --style=STYLEFILE
	      specify CSS style rule file for --color

       -p, --properties-output
	      write out a Java .properties file

       --stringtable-output
	      write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file

       -w, --width=NUMBER
	      set output page width

       --no-wrap
	      do not break long message lines, longer than the output page width, into several lines

   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 msginit is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and msginit programs are properly
       installed at your site, the command

	      info msginit

       should give you access to the complete manual.

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