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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

   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 to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1995-1998, 2000-2005 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 PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

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.

GNU gettext-tools 0.14.4					    April 2005								 MSGCMP(1)