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NAME
       msginit - initialize a message catalog

SYNOPSIS
       msginit [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION
       Creates  a  new PO file, initializing the meta information
       with values from the user's environment.

       Mandatory arguments to  long  options  are  mandatory  for
       short options too.

   Input file location:
       -i, --input=INPUTFILE
              input POT file

       If  no  input  file  is  given,  the  current directory is
       searched for the POT file.  If it is -, standard input  is
       read.

   Output file location:
       -o, --output-file=FILE
              write output to specified PO file

       If  no  output  file  is given, it depends on the --locale
       option or the user's locale setting.   If  it  is  -,  the
       results are written to standard output.

   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:
       -l, --locale=LL_CC
              set target locale

       --no-translator
              assume the PO file is automatically generated

       -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

   Informative output:
       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by Bruno Haible.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2001-2007  Free  Software  Foundation,  Inc.
       License    GPLv3+:    GNU   GPL   version   3   or   later
       
       This is free software: you are free to change  and  redis-
       tribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted
       by law.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for msginit is maintained as a Tex-
       info  manual.   If the info and msginit programs are prop-
       erly installed at your site, the command

              info msginit

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU gettext-tools 0.17    November 2007                MSGINIT(1)