---
name: "extractattr"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kdesdk-scripts"
version: "4:18.08.0-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/extractattr"
---

# extractattr(1)

extract element attributes from UI and XML GUI files

## NAME

extractattr - extract element attributes from UI and XML GUI files

## SYNOPSIS

**extractattr** **--attr=***name* \[ **--attr=***name* ... \] \[ **--context=***name* \] *file* ...

**extractattr --help**

## DESCRIPTION

**extractattr** finds all of the given element attributes within the given files.  It then writes the corresponding *i18n()* calls to standard output (usually redirected to rc.cpp) so that xgettext can parse them.  Only the attributes specified by **--attr** will be extracted.

Both Qt designer (.ui) files and XML GUI (.rc) files are understood.

This utility is part of the KDE Software Development Kit.

## OPTIONS

- **--attr=***name*

  Specifies an attribute to be extracted.  This option may be used multiple times.\
   The *name* argument must be of the form *Element*,*attribute* or *Element*,*attribute*,*context*.\
   The context is optional, and is used in constructing the i18n() calls. If specified it will override the default context set by **--context**.

- **--context=***name*

  Give all i18n() calls the given context: i18n("*name*", ...).

- **--help**

  Display a summary of options.

## EXAMPLE

extractattr --attr=Title,data --attr=Description,data,Stencils file.ui

## AUTHOR

This utility was written by Richard Evans \<rich@ridas.com\> and others.\
 This manual page was prepared by Ben Burton \<bab@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).