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 9.9 Invoking the `msgen' Program
 ================================
 
      msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE
 
    The `msgen' program creates an English translation catalog.  The
 input file is the last created English PO file, or a PO Template file
 (generally created by xgettext).  Untranslated entries are assigned a
 translation that is identical to the msgid.
 
    Note: `msginit --no-translator --locale=en' performs a very similar
 task.  The main difference is that `msginit' cares specially about the
 header entry, whereas `msgen' doesn't.
 
 9.9.1 Input file location
 -------------------------
 
 `INPUTFILE'
      Input PO or POT file.
 
 `-D DIRECTORY'
 `--directory=DIRECTORY'
      Add DIRECTORY to the list of directories.  Source files are
      searched relative to this list of directories.  The resulting `.po'
      file will be written relative to the current directory, though.
 
 
    If INPUTFILE is `-', standard input is read.
 
 9.9.2 Output file location
 --------------------------
 
 `-o FILE'
 `--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 `-'.
 
 9.9.3 Input file syntax
 -----------------------
 
 `-P'
 `--properties-input'
      Assume the input file is a Java ResourceBundle in Java
      `.properties' syntax, not in PO file syntax.
 
 `--stringtable-input'
      Assume the input file is a NeXTstep/GNUstep localized resource
      file in `.strings' syntax, not in PO file syntax.
 
 
 9.9.4 Output details
 --------------------
 
 `--force-po'
      Always write an output file even if it contains no message.
 
 `-i'
 `--indent'
      Write the .po file using indented style.
 
 `--no-location'
      Do not write `#: FILENAME:LINE' lines.
 
 `--add-location'
      Generate `#: FILENAME:LINE' lines (default).
 
 `--strict'
      Write out a strict Uniforum conforming PO file.  Note that this
      Uniforum format should be avoided because it doesn't support the
      GNU extensions.
 
 `-p'
 `--properties-output'
      Write out a Java ResourceBundle in Java `.properties' syntax.  Note
      that this file format doesn't support plural forms and silently
      drops obsolete messages.
 
 `--stringtable-output'
      Write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep localized resource file in `.strings'
      syntax.  Note that this file format doesn't support plural forms.
 
 `-w NUMBER'
 `--width=NUMBER'
      Set the output page width.  Long strings in the output files will
      be split across multiple lines in order to ensure that each line's
      width (= number of screen columns) is less or equal to the given
      NUMBER.
 
 `--no-wrap'
      Do not break long message lines.  Message lines whose width
      exceeds the output page width will not be split into several
      lines.  Only file reference lines which are wider than the output
      page width will be split.
 
 `-s'
 `--sort-output'
      Generate sorted output.  Note that using this option makes it much
      harder for the translator to understand each message's context.
 
 `-F'
 `--sort-by-file'
      Sort output by file location.
 
 
 9.9.5 Informative output
 ------------------------
 
 `-h'
 `--help'
      Display this help and exit.
 
 `-V'
 `--version'
      Output version information and exit.
 
 

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