MSGCONV(1) User Commands MSGCONV(1) NNAAMMEE msgconv - character set conversion for message catalog SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS mmssggccoonnvv [_O_P_T_I_O_N] [_I_N_P_U_T_F_I_L_E] DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN Converts a translation catalog to a different character encoding. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. IInnppuutt ffiillee llooccaattiioonn:: INPUTFILE input PO file --DD, ----ddiirreeccttoorryy=_D_I_R_E_C_T_O_R_Y add DIRECTORY to list for input files search If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read. OOuuttppuutt ffiillee llooccaattiioonn:: --oo, ----oouuttppuutt--ffiillee=_F_I_L_E write output to specified file The results are written to standard output if no output file is speci- fied or if it is -. CCoonnvveerrssiioonn ttaarrggeett:: --tt, ----ttoo--ccooddee=_N_A_M_E encoding for output The default encoding is the current locale's encoding. IInnppuutt ffiillee ssyynnttaaxx:: --PP, ----pprrooppeerrttiieess--iinnppuutt input file is in Java .properties syntax ----ssttrriinnggttaabbllee--iinnppuutt input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax OOuuttppuutt ddeettaaiillss:: ----ccoolloorr use colors and other text attributes always ----ccoolloorr=_W_H_E_N use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'. ----ssttyyllee=_S_T_Y_L_E_F_I_L_E specify CSS style rule file for ----ccoolloorr --ee, ----nnoo--eessccaappee do not use C escapes in output (default) --EE, ----eessccaappee use C escapes in output, no extended chars ----ffoorrccee--ppoo write PO file even if empty --ii, ----iinnddeenntt indented output style ----nnoo--llooccaattiioonn suppress '#: filename:line' lines --nn, ----aadddd--llooccaattiioonn preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default) ----ssttrriicctt strict Uniforum output style --pp, ----pprrooppeerrttiieess--oouuttppuutt write out a Java .properties file ----ssttrriinnggttaabbllee--oouuttppuutt write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file --ww, ----wwiiddtthh=_N_U_M_B_E_R set output page width ----nnoo--wwrraapp do not break long message lines, longer than the output page width, into several lines --ss, ----ssoorrtt--oouuttppuutt generate sorted output --FF, ----ssoorrtt--bbyy--ffiillee sort output by file location IInnffoorrmmaattiivvee oouuttppuutt:: --hh, ----hheellpp display this help and exit --VV, ----vveerrssiioonn output version information and exit AAUUTTHHOORR Written by Bruno Haible. RREEPPOORRTTIINNGG BBUUGGSS Report bugs in the bug tracker at or by email to . CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT Copyright (C) 2001-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. SSEEEE AALLSSOO The full documentation for mmssggccoonnvv is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the iinnffoo and mmssggccoonnvv programs are properly installed at your site, the command iinnffoo mmssggccoonnvv should give you access to the complete manual. GNU gettext-tools 20190512 May 2019 MSGCONV(1)