---
name: "msg2qm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qt3-dev-tools-compat"
version: "3:3.3.8b-7+b1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/msg2qm"
---

# msg2qm(1)

Converts translated .po files to a Qt-specific binary format.

## NAME

msg2qm - Converts translated .po files to a Qt-specific binary format.

## SYNTAX

msg2qm myapp\_de.po myapp\_de.qm

## DESCRIPTION

Converts translated .po files to a Qt-specific binary format (".qm" Qt message files). The Qt message files are platform and locale independent, containing translations in Unicode and various hash tables to provide fast look-up.

                msg2qm myapp\_de.po myapp\_de.qm\
                 msg2qm myapp\_fr.po myapp\_fr.qm\
                 msg2qm myapp\_ja.po myapp\_ja.qm

In your application, use QTranslator::load() to load translation files appropriate for the user's language.

## AUTHORS

TrollTech \<http://www.trolltech.com/\>