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NAME
 msginit - initialize a message catalog
SYNOPSIS
 msginit [ OPTION]
DESCRIPTION
 Creates a new PO file, initializing the meta information with values from the user's environment.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Input file location:
- 
-i, --input=INPUTFILE
- 
input POT file
If no input file is given, the current directory is searched for the POT file. If it is -, standard input is read.
 
Output file location:
- 
-o, --output-file=FILE
- 
write output to specified PO file
If no output file is given, it depends on the --locale option or the user's locale setting.  If it is -, the results are written to standard output.
 
Input file syntax:
- 
-P, --properties-input
- 
input file is in Java .properties syntax
- 
--stringtable-input
- 
input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
 
Output details:
- 
-l, --locale=LL_CC
- 
set target locale
- 
--no-translator
- 
assume the PO file is automatically generated
- 
-p, --properties-output
- 
write out a Java .properties file
- 
--stringtable-output
- 
write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings 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
 
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 © 2001-2005 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 
msginit is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the 
info and 
msginit programs are properly installed at your site, the command
- 
- 
info msginit
should give you access to the complete manual.