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# msgunfmt

This tool decompiles an MO file to a PO file.

    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

           --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 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 speci-
           fied 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

           -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, 2000-2002 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 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.

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