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NAME
     msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format

SYNOPSIS
     msgfmt [OPTION] filename.po ...

DESCRIPTION
     Generate binary message  catalog  from  textual  translation
     description.

     Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for  short
     options too.

  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)

     --tcl
          Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg 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

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     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  speci-
     fied directory.

  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 writ-
     ten in the specified directory.

  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

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     --statistics
          print statistics about translations

     -v, --verbose
          increase verbosity level

AUTHOR
     Written by Ulrich Drepper.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright O 1995-1998, 2000-2002 Free  Software  Foundation,
     Inc.
     This is free software; see the  source  for  copying  condi-
     tions.   There  is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
     or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
     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.

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