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.TH MSGCMP "1" "February 2024" "GNU gettext-tools 0.21" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
msgcmp \- compare message catalog and template
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B msgcmp
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR] \fI\,def.po ref.pot\/\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Compare two Uniforum style .po files to check that both contain the same
set of msgid strings.  The def.po file is an existing PO file with the
translations.  The ref.pot file is the last created PO file, or a PO Template
file (generally created by xgettext).  This is useful for checking that
you have translated each and every message in your program.  Where an exact
match cannot be found, fuzzy matching is used to produce better diagnostics.
.PP
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
.SS "Input file location:"
.TP
def.po
translations
.TP
ref.pot
references to the sources
.TP
\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fI\,DIRECTORY\/\fR
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
.SS "Operation modifiers:"
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-multi\-domain\fR
apply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po
.TP
\fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-no\-fuzzy\-matching\fR
do not use fuzzy matching
.TP
\fB\-\-use\-fuzzy\fR
consider fuzzy entries
.TP
\fB\-\-use\-untranslated\fR
consider untranslated entries
.SS "Input file syntax:"
.TP
\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
input files are in Java .properties syntax
.TP
\fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings
syntax
.SS "Informative output:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Peter Miller.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext>
or by email to <bug\-gettext@gnu.org>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1995\-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
.br
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B msgcmp
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B msgcmp
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info msgcmp
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.