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# msgen

Very simple program that creates an English translation file, where all translations are a copy of the original, but marked as fuzzy. A translator can then run through all messages and correct any typing errors or improve any words, if needed.

    NAME
           msgen - create English message catalog

    SYNOPSIS
           msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE

    DESCRIPTION
           Creates	an  English  translation  catalog.  The input file is the last
           created English PO file, or a PO Template file  (generally  created  by
           xgettext).   Untranslated  entries  are	assigned a translation that is
           identical to the msgid, and are marked fuzzy.

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

       Input file location:
           INPUTFILE
    	      input PO or POT 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 -.

       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
    	      indented output style

           --no-location
    	      suppress '#: filename:line' lines

           --add-location
    	      preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)

           --strict
    	      strict Uniforum output 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

           -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 msgen is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
           the info and msgen programs are properly installed at  your  site,  the
           command

    	      info msgen

           should give you access to the complete manual.

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