MSGUNFMT(1) User Commands MSGUNFMT(1)
NAME
msgunfmt - uncompile message catalog from binary format
SYNOPSIS
msgunfmt [OPTION] [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Convert binary message catalog to Uniforum style .po file.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Operation mode:
-j, --java
Java mode: input is a Java ResourceBundle class
--csharp
C# mode: input is a .NET .dll file
--csharp-resources
C# resources mode: input is a .NET .resources file
--tcl Tcl mode: input is a tcl/msgcat .msg file
Input file location:
FILE ...
input .mo files
If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
Input file location in Java mode:
-r, --resource=RESOURCE
resource name
-l, --locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name, separated with an underscore.
The class is located using the CLASSPATH.
Input file location in C# mode:
-r, --resource=RESOURCE
resource name
-l, --locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
-d DIRECTORY
base directory for locale dependent .dll files
The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .dll file is located in a subdirectory of the specified directory whose
name depends on the locale.
Input file location in Tcl mode:
-l, --locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
-d DIRECTORY
base directory of .msg message catalogs
The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .msg file is located in the specified directory.
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 -.
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
write indented output style
--strict
write strict uniforum 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
Informative output:
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
output version information and exit
-v, --verbose
increase verbosity level
AUTHOR
Written by Ulrich Drepper.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-get‐
text@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1995-2023 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.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for msgunfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgunfmt programs are
properly installed at your site, the command
info msgunfmt
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU gettext-tools 0.22.2 September 2023 MSGUNFMT(1)
NAME
msgunfmt - uncompile message catalog from binary format
SYNOPSIS
msgunfmt [OPTION] [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Convert binary message catalog to Uniforum style .po file.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Operation mode:
-j, --java
Java mode: input is a Java ResourceBundle class
--csharp
C# mode: input is a .NET .dll file
--csharp-resources
C# resources mode: input is a .NET .resources file
--tcl Tcl mode: input is a tcl/msgcat .msg file
Input file location:
FILE ...
input .mo files
If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
Input file location in Java mode:
-r, --resource=RESOURCE
resource name
-l, --locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name, separated with an underscore.
The class is located using the CLASSPATH.
Input file location in C# mode:
-r, --resource=RESOURCE
resource name
-l, --locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
-d DIRECTORY
base directory for locale dependent .dll files
The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .dll file is located in a subdirectory of the specified directory whose
name depends on the locale.
Input file location in Tcl mode:
-l, --locale=LOCALE
locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY
-d DIRECTORY
base directory of .msg message catalogs
The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .msg file is located in the specified directory.
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 -.
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
write indented output style
--strict
write strict uniforum 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
Informative output:
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
output version information and exit
-v, --verbose
increase verbosity level
AUTHOR
Written by Ulrich Drepper.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-get‐
text@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1995-2023 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.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for msgunfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgunfmt programs are
properly installed at your site, the command
info msgunfmt
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU gettext-tools 0.22.2 September 2023 MSGUNFMT(1)