msgcmp(1) — Linux manual page
MSGCMP(1) User Commands MSGCMP(1)
NAME
msgcmp - compare message catalog and template
SYNOPSIS
msgcmp [OPTION] def.po ref.pot
DESCRIPTION
Compare two Uniforum style .po files to check that both contain
the same set of msgid strings. The def.po file is an existing PO
file with the translations. The ref.pot file is the last created
PO file, or a PO Template file (generally created by xgettext).
This is useful for checking that you have translated each and
every message in your program. Where an exact match cannot be
found, fuzzy matching is used to produce better diagnostics.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
options too.
Input file location:
def.po translations
ref.pot
references to the sources
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
Operation modifiers:
-m, --multi-domain
apply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po
-N, --no-fuzzy-matching
do not use fuzzy matching
--use-fuzzy
consider fuzzy entries
--use-untranslated
consider untranslated entries
Input file syntax:
-P, --properties-input
input files are in Java .properties syntax
--stringtable-input
input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
Informative output:
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
output version information and exit
AUTHOR
Written by Peter Miller.
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 © 1995-2023 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 msgcmp is maintained as a Texinfo
manual. If the info and msgcmp programs are properly installed
at your site, the command
info msgcmp
should give you access to the complete manual.
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