intltool-prepare(1) User Commands intltool-prepare(1)
NAME
intltool-prepare - update pot files and merge the pot files with translation (po) files
SYNOPSIS
intltool-prepare [--help] [--verbose] [--version] keyword
DESCRIPTION
intltool-prepare opens the source files and header files that are specified in the po/POTFILES files, to search for strings that have been
marked for translation, and updates the .pot files. intltool-prepare then merges the .pot files with the translation (.po) files.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
--help Show usage and basic help information. You can also use -H to specify this option.
--verbose Provide additional feedback. You can also use -X to specify this option.
--version Show version information. You can also use -V to specify this option.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
keyword Specifies an extra key, in addition to Name, Comment, and description.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Updating the .pot File in the po Directory and Merging the .pot File With the .po Files in That Directory
example% cd ./po
intltool-prepare
Working, please wait...
Finding interesting files...done
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-preparThe 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-merge(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-prepare(1)