intltool-merge(1) User Commands intltool-merge(1)
NAME
intltool-merge - merge translated strings into various file types, such as XML
SYNOPSIS
intltool-merge [--desktop-style] [--help] [--keys-style] [--oaf-style] [--pass-through] [--quiet] [--utf8] [--version] [--xml-style] po-
directory filename output-file
DESCRIPTION
intltool-merge merges translated strings in .po files in po-directory with the original application file filename, to create the file out-
put-file which contains both the original and the localized strings. Afterwards, the application XML file contains repeated xml-nodes,
where each xml--node contains one of all translations and an xml:lang attribute.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
--desktop-style Include translations in the desktop style. You can also use -d to specify this option.
--help Show usage and basic help information. You can also use -h to specify this option.
--keys-style Include translations in the keys style. You can also use -k to specify this option.
--oaf-style Include translations in the oaf style. You can also use -o to specify this option.
--pass-through Use strings as found in .po files, without conversion (not recommended). You can also use -p to specify this option.
--quiet Operate in quiet mode; do not provide feedback. You can also use -q to specify this option.
--schemas-style Include translations in the schemas style. You can also use -s to specify this option.
--utf8 Convert all strings to UTF-8 encoding before merging. You can also use -u to specify this option.
--version Show version information. You can also use -v to specify this option.
--xml-style Include translations in the standard XML style. You can also use -x to specify this option.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
po-directory Specifies the location of the translated .po files.
filename Specifies the name of the original application file.
output-file Specifies the name of the file to be created by the intltool-merge command, to contain both the original and the localized
strings.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Merging the Contents of the Translated .po Files in the po Directory With the Original File foo.desktop.in to Create foo.desktop
example% intltool-merge ./po foo.desktop.in foo.desktop -d -u
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/intltool-merge The command-line executable for the application.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-common-devel |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
intltool-extract(1), intltool-prepare(1), intltool-unicodify(1), intltool-update(1), intltoolize(1)
NOTES
For more information, see the I18N-HOWTO file, which is provided with the intltool source code.
Updated by Damien Donlon, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003. Written by Darin Adler, Kenneth Christiansen, Maciej Stachowiak.
SunOS 5.10 3 Apr 2003 intltool-merge(1)
