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# msgcomm

This tool lists all messages that are common for two or more PO files.

    NAME
           msgcomm - match two message catalogs

    SYNOPSIS
           msgcomm [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...

    DESCRIPTION
           Find  messages  which  are  common  to  two or more of the specified PO
           files.  By using the --more-than option,	 greater  commonality  may  be
           requested  before  messages  are	 printed.  Conversely, the --less-than
           option may be used to specify  less  commonality	 before	 messages  are
           printed	(i.e.	--less-than=2  will  only  print the unique messages).
           Translations, comments and extract comments will be preserved, but only
           from  the  first	 PO  file  to define them.  File positions from all PO
           files will be cumulated.

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

       Input file location:
           INPUTFILE ...
    	      input files

           -f, --files-from=FILE
    	      get list of input files from FILE

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

           If input file is -, standard input is read.

       Output file location:
           -o, --output-file=FILE
    	      write output to specified file

           The  results are written to standard output if no output file is speci-
           fied or if it is -.

       Message selection:
           -<, --less-than=NUMBER
    	      print messages with less than this many definitions, defaults to
    	      infinite if not set

           ->, --more-than=NUMBER
    	      print messages with more than this many definitions, defaults to
    	      1 if not set

           -u, --unique
    	      shorthand for --less-than=2, requests that only unique  messages
    	      be printed

       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 the .po file using indented style

           --no-location
    	      do not write '#: filename:line' lines

           -n, --add-location
    	      generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)

           --strict
    	      write out strict Uniforum conforming .po 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

           -F, --sort-by-file
    	      sort output by file location

           --omit-header
    	      don't write header with `msgid ""' entry

       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, 2000-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
           This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
           NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
           PURPOSE.

    SEE ALSO
           The full documentation for msgcomm is maintained as a  Texinfo  manual.
           If  the	info and msgcomm programs are properly installed at your site,
           the command

    	      info msgcomm

           should give you access to the complete manual.

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