MSGATTRIB(1)								GNU							      MSGATTRIB(1)

NAME

       msgattrib - attribute matching and manipulation on message catalog

SYNOPSIS

       msgattrib [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]

DESCRIPTION

       Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their attributes, and manipulates the attributes.

       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:
       --translated
	      keep translated, remove untranslated messages

       --untranslated
	      keep untranslated, remove translated messages

       --no-fuzzy
	      remove 'fuzzy' marked messages

       --only-fuzzy
	      keep 'fuzzy' marked messages

       --no-obsolete
	      remove obsolete #~ messages

       --only-obsolete
	      keep obsolete #~ messages

   Attribute manipulation:
       --set-fuzzy
	      set all messages 'fuzzy'

       --clear-fuzzy
	      set all messages non-'fuzzy'

       --set-obsolete
	      set all messages obsolete

       --clear-obsolete
	      set all messages non-obsolete

       --fuzzy
	      synonym for --only-fuzzy --clear-fuzzy

       --obsolete
	      synonym for --only-obsolete --clear-obsolete

   Output details:
       -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

       -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 (C) 2001-2002 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 msgattrib is maintained as a Texinfo manual.	If the info and msgattrib programs are properly installed at  your
       site, the command

	      info msgattrib

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext 0.11.4						     July 2002							      MSGATTRIB(1)