msgattrib --version (return code: 0)
msgattrib (GNU gettext-tools) 0.19.7
Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Written by Bruno Haible.
msgattrib --help (return code: 0)
Usage: msgattrib [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]
Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their attributes,
and manipulates the attributes.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Input file location:
INPUTFILE input PO file
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
If no input file is given or if it 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 specified
or if it is -.
Message selection:
--translated keep translated, remove untranslated messages
--untranslated keep untranslated, remove translated messages
--no-fuzzy remove 'fuzzy' marked messages
--only-fuzzy keep 'fuzzy' marked messages
--no-obsolete remove obsolete #~ messages
--only-obsolete keep obsolete #~ messages
Attribute manipulation:
--set-fuzzy set all messages 'fuzzy'
--clear-fuzzy set all messages non-'fuzzy'
--set-obsolete set all messages obsolete
--clear-obsolete set all messages non-obsolete
--previous when setting 'fuzzy', keep previous msgids
of translated messages.
--clear-previous remove the "previous msgid" from all messages
--empty when removing 'fuzzy', also set msgstr empty
--only-file=FILE.po manipulate only entries listed in FILE.po
--ignore-file=FILE.po manipulate only entries not listed in FILE.po
--fuzzy synonym for --only-fuzzy --clear-fuzzy
--obsolete synonym for --only-obsolete --clear-obsolete
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:
--color use colors and other text attributes always
--color=WHEN use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.
WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.
--style=STYLEFILE specify CSS style rule file for --color
-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
-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
-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
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.