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# msgcmp

This compares two PO files, and is often used to check that everything has been translated.

    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 pro-
           gram.  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

       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 msgcmp is maintained as  a  Texinfo  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.

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