| msgfmt − compile message catalog to binary format | 
| msgfmt [OPTION] filename.po ... | 
| Generate binary message catalog from textual translation description. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. Similarly for optional arguments. | 
| Input file location: | 
| filename.po ... | 
| input files | 
| −D, −−directory=DIRECTORY | 
| add DIRECTORY to list for input files search | 
| If input file is -, standard input is read. | 
| Operation mode: | 
| −j, −−java | 
| Java mode: generate a Java ResourceBundle class | 
| −−java2 | 
| like −−java, and assume Java2 (JDK 1.2 or higher) | 
| −−csharp | 
| C# mode: generate a .NET .dll file | 
| −−csharp−resources | 
| C# resources mode: generate a .NET .resources file | 
| −−tcl | Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file | |||
| −−qt | Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file | 
| Output file location: | 
| −o, −−output−file=FILE | 
| write output to specified file | 
| −−strict | 
| enable strict Uniforum mode | 
| If output file is -, output is written to standard output. | 
| Output file location in Java mode: | 
| −r, −−resource=RESOURCE | 
| resource name | 
| −l, −−locale=LOCALE | 
| locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY | 
| −d DIRECTORY | 
| base directory of classes directory hierarchy | 
| The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name, separated with an underscore. The −d option is mandatory. The class is written under the specified directory. | 
| Output file location in C# mode: | 
| −r, −−resource=RESOURCE | 
| resource name | 
| −l, −−locale=LOCALE | 
| locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY | 
| −d DIRECTORY | 
| base directory for locale dependent .dll files | 
| The −l and −d options are mandatory. The .dll file is written in a subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale. | 
| Output file location in Tcl mode: | 
| −l, −−locale=LOCALE | 
| locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY | 
| −d DIRECTORY | 
| base directory of .msg message catalogs | 
| The −l and −d options are mandatory. The .msg file is written in the specified directory. | 
| Input file syntax: | 
| −P, −−properties−input | 
| input files are in Java .properties syntax | 
| −−stringtable−input | 
| input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax | 
| Input file interpretation: | 
| −c, −−check | 
| perform all the checks implied by −−check−format, −−check−header, −−check−domain | 
| −−check−format | 
| check language dependent format strings | 
| −−check−header | 
| verify presence and contents of the header entry | 
| −−check−domain | 
| check for conflicts between domain directives and the −−output−file option | 
| −C, −−check−compatibility | 
| check that GNU msgfmt behaves like X/Open msgfmt | 
| −−check−accelerators[=CHAR] | 
| check presence of keyboard accelerators for menu items | 
| −f, −−use−fuzzy | 
| use fuzzy entries in output | 
| Output details: | 
| −a, −−alignment=NUMBER | 
| align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1) | 
| −−no−hash | 
| binary file will not include the hash table | 
| Informative output: | 
| −h, −−help | 
| display this help and exit | 
| −V, −−version | 
| output version information and exit | 
| −−statistics | 
| print statistics about translations | 
| −v, −−verbose | 
| increase verbosity level | 
| Written by Ulrich Drepper. | 
| Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>. | 
| Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2010 Free Software
Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> | 
| The full documentation for msgfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgfmt programs are properly installed at your site, the command | 
| info msgfmt | 
| should give you access to the complete manual. |