---
name: "rep-xgettext"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "librep-dev"
version: "0.92.7-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rep-xgettext"
---

# rep-xgettext(1)

extract i18n strings from lisp scripts.

## NAME

rep-xgettext - extract i18n strings from lisp scripts.

## SYNOPSIS

**rep-xgettext** \[ **--include** *DEFINER* \] \[ **--c**  \] \[ **--pot**  \]

## DESCRIPTION

**rep-xgettext** The usual method of constructing message catalogue templates (.pot files) is to run xgettext on the C source files of the program (that have been annotated for i18n).  librep provides the rep-xgettext program to perform the same task for files of Lisp code.

## OPTIONS

- **--include**

  include DEFINER. This is not documented by upstream.

- **--c**

  This makes it output pseudo C code containing the string constants found.

- **--pot**

  This makes it output in standart .pot file.

## SEE ALSO

The programs are documented fully by *John* *Harper* available via the **Info** system.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Christian Marillat \<marillat@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).