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 specified 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  (C)  1995-1998, 2000-2006 Free Software Founda-
       tion, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi-
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 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 0.16.1  November 2006               MSGUNFMT(1)