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.TH MSGEXEC "1" "February 2024" "GNU gettext-tools 0.21" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
msgexec \- process translations of message catalog
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B msgexec
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR] \fI\,COMMAND \/\fR[\fI\,COMMAND-OPTION\/\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Applies a command to all translations of a translation catalog.
The COMMAND can be any program that reads a translation from standard
input.  It is invoked once for each translation.  Its output becomes
msgexec's output.  msgexec's return code is the maximum return code
across all invocations.
.PP
A special builtin command called '0' outputs the translation, followed by a
null byte.  The output of "msgexec 0" is suitable as input for "xargs \fB\-0\fR".
.SS "Command input:"
.TP
\fB\-\-newline\fR
add newline at the end of input
.PP
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
.SS "Input file location:"
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-input\fR=\fI\,INPUTFILE\/\fR
input PO file
.TP
\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fI\,DIRECTORY\/\fR
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
.PP
If no input file is given or if it is \-, standard input is read.
.SS "Input file syntax:"
.TP
\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-input\fR
input file is in Java .properties syntax
.TP
\fB\-\-stringtable\-input\fR
input file is 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 Bruno Haible.
.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 2001\-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 msgexec
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B msgexec
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info msgexec
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.