MSGUNIQ(1) | GNU | MSGUNIQ(1)

# NAME

msguniq - unify duplicate translations in message catalog

# SYNOPSIS

msguniq [ OPTION] [INPUTFILE]

# DESCRIPTION

Unifies duplicate translations in a translation catalog. Finds duplicate translations of the same message ID. Such duplicates are invalid input for other programs like msgfmt, msgmerge or msgcat. By default, duplicates are merged together. When using the --repeated option, only duplicates are output, and all other messages are discarded. Comments and extracted comments will be cumulated, except that if --use-first is specified, they will be taken from the first translation. File positions will be cumulated. When using the --unique option, duplicates are discarded.

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:

-d, --repeated
  print only duplicates

-u, --unique
  print only unique messages, discard duplicates

## 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:

-t, --to-code=NAME
  encoding for output

--use-first
  use first available translation for each message, don't merge several translations

-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

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

  info msguniq

should give you access to the complete manual.

April 2005 | GNU gettext-tools 0.14.4