<html> <head> <meta name="generator" content="groff -Thtml, see www.gnu.org"> <meta name="Content-Style" content="text/css"> <title>MSGEXEC</title> </head> <body> <h1 align=center>MSGEXEC</h1> <a href="#NAME">NAME</a><br> <a href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a><br> <a href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a><br> <a href="#AUTHOR">AUTHOR</a><br> <a href="#REPORTING BUGS">REPORTING BUGS</a><br> <a href="#COPYRIGHT">COPYRIGHT</a><br> <a href="#SEE ALSO">SEE ALSO</a><br> <hr> <!-- Creator : groff version 1.17.2 --> <a name="NAME"></a> <h2>NAME</h2> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> msgexec - process translations of message catalog</td></table> <a name="SYNOPSIS"></a> <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> <b>msgexec</b> [<i>OPTION</i>] <i>COMMAND</i> [<i>COMMAND-OPTION</i>]</td></table> <a name="DESCRIPTION"></a> <h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> Applies a command to all translations of a translation catalog. The COMMAND can be any program that reads a translation 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.</td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> 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 <b>-0</b>".</td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.</td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="4%"></td><td width="96%"> <b>Input file location:</b></td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> <b>-i</b>, <b>--input</b>=<i>INPUTFILE</i></td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="21%"></td><td width="79%"> input PO file</td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> <b>-D</b>, <b>--directory</b>=<i>DIRECTORY</i></td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="21%"></td><td width="79%"> add DIRECTORY to list for input files search</td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.</td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="4%"></td><td width="96%"> <b>Input file syntax:</b></td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> <b>-P</b>, <b>--properties-input</b></td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="21%"></td><td width="79%"> input file is in Java .properties syntax</td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> <b>--stringtable-input</b></td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="21%"></td><td width="79%"> input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax</td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="4%"></td><td width="96%"> <b>Informative output:</b></td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> <b>-h</b>, <b>--help</b></td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="21%"></td><td width="79%"> display this help and exit</td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> <b>-V</b>, <b>--version</b></td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="21%"></td><td width="79%"> output version information and exit</td></table> <a name="AUTHOR"></a> <h2>AUTHOR</h2> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> Written by Bruno Haible.</td></table> <a name="REPORTING BUGS"></a> <h2>REPORTING BUGS</h2> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.</td></table> <a name="COPYRIGHT"></a> <h2>COPYRIGHT</h2> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> Copyright 2001-2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.<br> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.</td></table> <a name="SEE ALSO"></a> <h2>SEE ALSO</h2> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> The full documentation for <b>msgexec</b> is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the <b>info</b> and <b>msgexec</b> programs are properly installed at your site, the command</td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="21%"></td><td width="79%"> <b>info msgexec</b></td></table> <table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"> should give you access to the complete manual.</td></table> <hr> </body> </html>