msgconv - character set conversion for message catalog
msgconv [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]
Converts a translation catalog to a different character encoding.
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 -.
Conversion
target:
-t,
--to-code=NAME
encoding for output
The default encoding is the current locale’s encoding.
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)
-E, --escape
use C escapes in output, no extended chars
--force-po
write PO file even if empty
-i, --indent
indented output style
--no-location
suppress ’#: filename:line’ lines
-n, --add-location
preserve ’#: filename:line’ lines (default)
--strict
strict Uniforum output style
-p, --properties-output
write out a Java .properties file
--stringtable-output
write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
-w, --width=NUMBER
set output page width
--no-wrap
do not break long message lines, longer than the output page width, into several lines
-s, --sort-output
generate sorted output
-F, --sort-by-file
sort output by file location
Informative
output:
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
output version information and exit
Written by Bruno Haible.
Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and
redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by law.
The full documentation for msgconv is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgconv programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info msgconv
should give you access to the complete manual.