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# msgcat

This tool merges several PO files. It can also sort the files and change the output format.

    NAME
           msgcat - combines several message catalogs

    SYNOPSIS
           msgcat [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...

    DESCRIPTION
           Concatenates  and  merges  the specified PO files.  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 mes-
           sages 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, com-
           ments   and   extract  comments	will  be  cumulated,  except  that  if
           --use-first is specified, they will be taken 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
    	      0 if not set

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

       Output details:
           -t, --to-code=NAME
    	      encoding for output

           --use-first
    	      use first available translation for each	message,  don't	 merge
    	      several translations

           -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

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

           -V, --version
    	      output version information and exit

    AUTHOR
           Written by Bruno Haible.

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

    COPYRIGHT
           Copyright (C) 2001-2002 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 msgcat is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.
           If  the	info  and msgcat programs are properly installed at your site,
           the command

    	      info msgcat

           should give you access to the complete manual.

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