MSGATTRIB(1)                   GNU                   MSGATTRIB(1)



NAME
       msgattrib - attribute matching and manipulation on message
       catalog

SYNOPSIS
       msgattrib [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]

DESCRIPTION
       Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to
       their attributes, and manipulates the attributes.

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

   Input file location:
       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.

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

       The  results  are  written to standard output if no output
       file is specified or if it is -.

   Message selection:
       --translated
              keep translated, remove untranslated messages

       --untranslated
              keep untranslated, remove translated messages

       --no-fuzzy
              remove 'fuzzy' marked messages

       --only-fuzzy
              keep 'fuzzy' marked messages

       --no-obsolete
              remove obsolete #~ messages

       --only-obsolete
              keep obsolete #~ messages

   Attribute manipulation:
       --set-fuzzy
              set all messages 'fuzzy'

       --clear-fuzzy
              set all messages non-'fuzzy'

       --set-obsolete
              set all messages obsolete

       --clear-obsolete
              set all messages non-obsolete

       --clear-previous
              remove the "previous msgid" from all messages

       --only-file=FILE.po
              manipulate only entries listed in FILE.po

       --ignore-file=FILE.po
              manipulate only entries not listed in FILE.po

       --fuzzy
              synonym for --only-fuzzy --clear-fuzzy

       --obsolete
              synonym for --only-obsolete --clear-obsolete

   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:
       -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

       -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

       -s, --sort-output
              generate sorted output

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

   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 .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C)  2001-2007  Free  Software Foundation, Inc.
       License   GPLv3+:   GNU   GPL   version   3    or    later
       
       This  is  free software: you are free to change and redis-
       tribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted
       by law.

SEE ALSO
       The  full  documentation  for msgattrib is maintained as a
       Texinfo manual.  If the info and  msgattrib  programs  are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              info msgattrib

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU gettext-tools 0.17    November 2007              MSGATTRIB(1)