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[.ENCODING]
              set target locale

       --no-translator
              assume the PO file is automatically generated

       --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

       -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   in  the  bug  tracker  at  <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext>  or  by  email  to
       <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2001-2020 Free Software Foundation,  Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU  GPL  version  3  or  later
       <https://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.

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.

GNU gettext-tools 0.21                             April 2024                                         MSGINIT(1)