# MSGFMT

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## NAME

| msgfmt − compile message catalog to binary format

## SYNOPSIS

| msgfmt [OPTION] filename.po ...

## DESCRIPTION

| Generate binary message catalog from textual translation description. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. Similarly for optional arguments.

| Input file location:

| filename.po ...

| input files

| −D, −−directory=DIRECTORY

| add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

| If input file is -, standard input is read.

| Operation mode:

| −j, −−java

| Java mode: generate a Java ResourceBundle class

| −−java2

| like −−java, and assume Java2 (JDK 1.2 or higher)

| −−csharp

| C# mode: generate a .NET .dll file

| −−csharp−resources

| C# resources mode: generate a .NET .resources file

| −−tcl |  | Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file |
| −−qt |  | Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file |

| Output file location:

| −o, −−output−file=FILE

| write output to specified file

| −−strict

| enable strict Uniforum mode

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

| Output file location in Java mode:

| −r, −−resource=RESOURCE

| resource name

| −l, −−locale=LOCALE

| locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

| −d DIRECTORY

| base directory of classes directory hierarchy

| The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name, separated with an underscore. The −d option is mandatory. The class is written under the specified directory.

| Output file location in C# mode:

| −r, −−resource=RESOURCE

| resource name

| −l, −−locale=LOCALE

| locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

| −d DIRECTORY

| base directory for locale dependent .dll files

| The −l and −d options are mandatory. The .dll file is written in a subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale.

| Output file location in Tcl mode:

| −l, −−locale=LOCALE

| locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

| −d DIRECTORY

| base directory of .msg message catalogs

| The −l and −d options are mandatory. The .msg file is written in the specified directory.

| Input file syntax:

| −P, −−properties−input

| input files are in Java .properties syntax

| −−stringtable−input

| input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

| Input file interpretation:

| −c, −−check

| perform all the checks implied by −−check−format, −−check−header, −−check−domain

| −−check−format

| check language dependent format strings

| −−check−header

| verify presence and contents of the header entry

| −−check−domain

| check for conflicts between domain directives and the −−output−file option

| −C, −−check−compatibility

| check that GNU msgfmt behaves like X/Open msgfmt

| −−check−accelerators[=CHAR]

| check presence of keyboard accelerators for menu items

| −f, −−use−fuzzy

| use fuzzy entries in output

| Output details:

| −a, −−alignment=NUMBER

| align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1)

| −−no−hash

| binary file will not include the hash table

| Informative output:

| −h, −−help

| display this help and exit

| −V, −−version

| output version information and exit

| −−statistics

| print statistics about translations

| −v, −−verbose

| increase verbosity level

## AUTHOR

| Written by Ulrich Drepper.

## REPORTING BUGS

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

## COPYRIGHT

| Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2010 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 msgfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgfmt programs are properly installed at your site, the command

| info msgfmt

| should give you access to the complete manual.