msgunfmt

MSGUNFMT(1)			     GNU			  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 speci-
       fied or if it is -.

   Output details:
       -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 to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This  is	 free software; see the source for copying conditions.	There
       is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

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 0.14.1	 January 2004			  MSGUNFMT(1)