msgcmp(1)

NAME

       msgcmp - compare message catalog and template

SYNOPSIS

       msgcmp [OPTION] def.po ref.pot

DESCRIPTION

       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.

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

   Input file location:
       def.po translations

       ref.pot
              references to the sources

       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

   Operation modifiers:
       -m, --multi-domain
              apply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po

       --use-fuzzy
              consider fuzzy entries

       --use-untranslated
              consider untranslated entries

   Input file syntax:
       -P, --properties-input
              input files are in Java .properties syntax

       --stringtable-input
              input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

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

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR

       Written by Peter Miller.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1995-1998, 2000-2006 Free  Software  Founda-
       tion, Inc.
       This   is  free  software;  see  the  source  for  copying
       conditions.  There is  NO  warranty;  not  even  for  MER-
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       The  full documentation for msgcmp is maintained as a Tex-
       info manual.  If the info and msgcmp programs are properly
       installed at your site, the command

              info msgcmp

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext-tools 0.16.1  November 2006                 MSGCMP(1)