msgattrib1
Attribute matching and manipulation on message catalog
Usage
msgattrib [OPTION]
[INPUTFILE]
Overview
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'
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--set-obsolete -
set all messages obsolete
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--clear-obsolete -
set all messages non-obsolete
-
--previous -
when setting 'fuzzy', keep previous msgids of translated messages.
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--clear-previous -
remove the "previous msgid" from all messages
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--empty -
when removing 'fuzzy', also set msgstr empty
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--only-file=FILE.po -
manipulate only entries listed in FILE.po
-
--ignore-file=FILE.po -
manipulate only entries not listed in FILE.po
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--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:
-
--color -
use colors and other text attributes always
-
--color=WHEN -
use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
-
--style=STYLEFILE -
specify CSS style rule file for
--color
-
-e, --no-escape -
do not use C escapes in output (default)
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-E, --escape -
use C escapes in output, no extended chars
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--force-po -
write PO file even if empty
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-i, --indent -
write the .po file using indented style
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--no-location -
do not write '#: filename:line' lines
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-n, --add-location -
generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
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--strict -
write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
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-p, --properties-output -
write out a Java .properties file
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--stringtable-output -
write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
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-w, --width=NUMBER -
set output page width
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--no-wrap -
do not break long message lines, longer than the output page width, into several lines
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-s, --sort-output -
generate sorted output
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-F, --sort-by-file -
sort output by file location
Informative output:
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-h, --help -
display this help and exit
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-V, --version -
output version information and exit
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 9 times.
--clear-previous since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--color since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--empty since Debian 8 (Jessie);
--previous since Debian 8 (Jessie);
--style since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).