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NAME
       msgexec - process translations of message catalog

SYNOPSIS
       msgexec [OPTION] COMMAND [COMMAND-OPTION]

DESCRIPTION
       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.

       A special builtin command called '0' outputs the  transla-
       tion,  followed by a null byte.  The output of "msgexec 0"
       is suitable as input for "xargs -0".

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

   Input file location:
       -i, --input=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.

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

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

   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 msgexec is maintained as a Tex-
       info  manual.   If  the  info  and  msgexec  programs  are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              info msgexec

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU gettext-tools 0.17    November 2007                MSGEXEC(1)