| msgen − create English message catalog | 
| msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE | 
| 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. 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 specified or if it is -. | 
| 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: | 
| −−lang=CATALOGNAME | 
| set ’Language’ field in the header entry | 
| −−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 | 
| indented output style | 
| −−no−location | 
| suppress ’#: filename:line’ lines | 
| −−add−location | 
| preserve ’#: filename:line’ lines (default) | 
| −−strict | 
| strict Uniforum output style | 
| −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 | 
| Written by Bruno Haible. | 
| Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>. | 
| Copyright © 2001-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> | 
| 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. |