msgexec1
Process translations of message catalog
Usage
msgexec [OPTION]
COMMAND
[COMMAND-OPTION]
Overview
Applies a command to all translations of a translation catalog. The COMMAND can be any program that reads a translation from standard input. It is invoked once for each translation. Its output becomes msgexec's output. msgexec's return code is the maximum return code across all invocations.
A special builtin command called '0' outputs the translation, followed by a null byte. The output of "msgexec 0" is suitable as input for "xargs -0".
Command input:
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--newline -
add newline at the end of input
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Input file location:
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-i, --input=INPUTFILE -
input PO file
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-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.
Input file syntax:
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-P, --properties-input -
input file is in Java .properties syntax
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--stringtable-input -
input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
Informative output:
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-h, --help -
display this help and exit
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-V, --version -
output version information and exit
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
- Debian 13 (Trixie)
- Debian 12 (Bookworm)
- Debian 11 (Bullseye)
- Debian 10 (Buster) to Debian 9 (Stretch)
- Debian 8 (Jessie)
- Debian 7 (Wheezy) to Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
- Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
- Debian 4.0 (Etch)
- Debian 3.1 (Sarge)
--newline since Debian 9 (Stretch).