xgettext(1)


NAME

   xgettext - extract gettext strings from source

SYNOPSIS

   xgettext [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...

DESCRIPTION

   Extract translatable strings from given input files.

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

   Input file location:
   INPUTFILE ...
          input files

   -f, --files-from=FILE
          get list of input files from FILE

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

   If input file is -, standard input is read.

   Output file location:
   -d, --default-domain=NAME
          use NAME.po for output (instead of messages.po)

   -o, --output=FILE
          write output to specified file

   -p, --output-dir=DIR
          output files will be placed in directory DIR

   If output file is -, output is written to standard output.

   Choice of input file language:
   -L, --language=NAME
          recognise the specified language (C, C++, ObjectiveC, PO, Shell,
          Python,   Lisp,  EmacsLisp,  librep,  Scheme,  Smalltalk,  Java,
          JavaProperties,  C#,  awk,  YCP,  Tcl,  Perl,  PHP,  GCC-source,
          NXStringTable, RST, Glade, Lua, JavaScript, Vala, Desktop)

   -C, --c++
          shorthand for --language=C++

   By  default  the  language  is guessed depending on the input file name
   extension.

   Input file interpretation:
   --from-code=NAME
          encoding of input files (except for Python, Tcl, Glade)

   By default the input files are assumed to be in ASCII.

   Operation mode:
   -j, --join-existing
          join messages with existing file

   -x, --exclude-file=FILE.po
          entries from FILE.po are not extracted

   -cTAG, --add-comments=TAG
          place comment blocks starting with  TAG  and  preceding  keyword
          lines in output file

   -c, --add-comments
          place all comment blocks preceding keyword lines in output file

   --check=NAME
          perform  syntax  check  on  messages  (ellipsis-unicode,  space-
          ellipsis,

          quote-unicode, bullet-unicode)

   --sentence-end=TYPE
          type describing the end of sentence (single-space, which is  the
          default,

          or double-space)

   Language specific options:
   -a, --extract-all
          extract  all  strings (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell,
          Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme,  Java,  C#,  awk,  Tcl,
          Perl, PHP, GCC-source, Glade, Lua, JavaScript, Vala)

   -kWORD, --keyword=WORD
          look for WORD as an additional keyword

   -k, --keyword
          do   not  to  use  default  keywords  (only  languages  C,  C++,
          ObjectiveC, Shell,  Python,  Lisp,  EmacsLisp,  librep,  Scheme,
          Java,   C#,   awk,  Tcl,  Perl,  PHP,  GCC-source,  Glade,  Lua,
          JavaScript, Vala, Desktop)

   --flag=WORD:ARG:FLAG
          additional flag for strings inside the argument  number  ARG  of
          keyword WORD

          (only   languages  C,  C++,  ObjectiveC,  Shell,  Python,  Lisp,
          EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, YCP, Tcl,  Perl,  PHP,
          GCC-source, Lua, JavaScript, Vala)

   -T, --trigraphs
          understand  ANSI  C  trigraphs for input (only languages C, C++,
          ObjectiveC)

   --its=FILE
          apply ITS rules from FILE (only XML based languages)

   --qt   recognize Qt format strings (only language C++)

   --kde  recognize KDE 4 format strings (only language C++)

   --boost
          recognize Boost format strings (only language C++)

   --debug
          more detailed formatstring recognition result

   Output details:
   --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

   -e, --no-escape
          do not use C escapes in output (default)

   -E, --escape
          use C escapes in output, no extended chars

   --force-po
          write PO file even if empty

   -i, --indent
          write the .po file using indented style

   --no-location
          do not write '#: filename:line' lines

   -n, --add-location
          generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)

   --strict
          write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file

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

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

   --itstool
          write out itstool comments

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

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

   -s, --sort-output
          generate sorted output

   -F, --sort-by-file
          sort output by file location

   --omit-header
          don't write header with 'msgid ""' entry

   --copyright-holder=STRING
          set copyright holder in output

   --foreign-user
          omit FSF copyright in output for foreign user

   --package-name=PACKAGE
          set package name in output

   --package-version=VERSION
          set package version in output

   --msgid-bugs-address=EMAIL@ADDRESS
          set report address for msgid bugs

   -m[STRING], --msgstr-prefix[=STRING]
          use STRING or "" as prefix for msgstr values

   -M[STRING], --msgstr-suffix[=STRING]
          use STRING or "" as suffix for msgstr values

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

   -V, --version
          output version information and exit

AUTHOR

   Written by Ulrich Drepper.

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright    1995-1998,  2000-2016  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 xgettext is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
   If the info and xgettext programs are properly installed at your  site,
   the command

          info xgettext

   should give you access to the complete manual.


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