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.TH MSGFILTER "1" "February 2024" "GNU gettext-tools 0.21" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
msgfilter \- edit translations of message catalog
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B msgfilter
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR] \fI\,FILTER \/\fR[\fI\,FILTER-OPTION\/\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Applies a filter to all translations of a translation catalog.
.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 "Output file location:"
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-file\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
write output to specified file
.PP
The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified
or if it is \-.
.PP
The FILTER can be any program that reads a translation from standard input
and writes a modified translation to standard output.
.SS "Filter input and output:"
.TP
\fB\-\-newline\fR
add a newline at the end of input and
remove a newline from the end of output
.SS "Useful FILTER-OPTIONs when the FILTER is 'sed':"
.TP
\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-expression\fR=\fI\,SCRIPT\/\fR
add SCRIPT to the commands to be executed
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-file\fR=\fI\,SCRIPTFILE\/\fR
add the contents of SCRIPTFILE to the commands
to be executed
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR, \fB\-\-silent\fR
suppress automatic printing of pattern space
.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 "Output details:"
.TP
\fB\-\-color\fR
use colors and other text attributes always
.TP
\fB\-\-color\fR=\fI\,WHEN\/\fR
use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.
WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
.TP
\fB\-\-style\fR=\fI\,STYLEFILE\/\fR
specify CSS style rule file for \fB\-\-color\fR
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-escape\fR
do not use C escapes in output (default)
.TP
\fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-escape\fR
use C escapes in output, no extended chars
.TP
\fB\-\-force\-po\fR
write PO file even if empty
.TP
\fB\-\-indent\fR
indented output style
.TP
\fB\-\-keep\-header\fR
keep header entry unmodified, don't filter it
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-location\fR
suppress '#: filename:line' lines
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-add\-location\fR
preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)
.TP
\fB\-\-strict\fR
strict Uniforum output style
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-properties\-output\fR
write out a Java .properties file
.TP
\fB\-\-stringtable\-output\fR
write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file
.TP
\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fI\,NUMBER\/\fR
set output page width
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-wrap\fR
do not break long message lines, longer than
the output page width, into several lines
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-output\fR
generate sorted output
.TP
\fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-by\-file\fR
sort output by file location
.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 msgfilter
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B msgfilter
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info msgfilter
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.