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msginit(1)


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
          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 to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright  2001-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:
   GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
   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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