Manual Reference Pages - XGETTEXT (1)

NAME

xgettext - extract gettext strings from source

Synopsis
Description
Author
Copyright

SYNOPSIS

xgettext [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...

DESCRIPTION

Extract translatable strings from given input files.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. Similarly for optional arguments.

Input file location:

INPUTFILE ...
input files

-f, --files-from=FILE
get list of input files from FILE

-D, --directory=DIRECTORY
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

If input file is -, standard input is read.

Output file location:

-d, --default-domain=NAME
use NAME.po for output (instead of messages.po)

-o, --output=FILE
write output to specified file

-p, --output-dir=DIR
output files will be placed in directory DIR

If output file is -, output is written to standard output.

Choice of input file language:

-L, --language=NAME
recognise the specified language (C, C++, ObjectiveC, PO, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Smalltalk, Java, JavaProperties, C#, awk, YCP, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, NXStringTable, RST, Glade)

-C, --c++ shorthand for --language=C++

By default the language is guessed depending on the input file name extension.

Input file interpretation:

--from-code=NAME
encoding of input files (except for Python, Tcl, Glade)

By default the input files are assumed to be in ASCII.

Operation mode:

-j, --join-existing
join messages with existing file

-x, --exclude-file=FILE.po
entries from FILE.po are not extracted

-c, --add-comments[=TAG]
place comment block with TAG (or those preceding keyword lines) in output file

Language specific options:

-a, --extract-all
extract all strings (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, Glade)

-k, --keyword[=WORD]
additional keyword to be looked for (without WORD means not to use default keywords)

(only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, Glade)

--flag=WORD:ARG:FLAG
additional flag for strings inside the argument number ARG of keyword WORD

(only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, YCP, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source)

-T, --trigraphs
understand ANSI C trigraphs for input (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC)

--qt recognize Qt format strings (only language C++)

--kde recognize KDE 4 format strings (only language C++)

--boost recognize Boost format strings (only language C++)

--debug more detailed formatstring recognition result

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

--properties-output
write out a Java .properties file

--stringtable-output
write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings 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

--omit-header
don’t write header with ‘msgid ""’ entry

--copyright-holder=STRING
set copyright holder in output

--foreign-user
omit FSF copyright in output for foreign user

--package-name=PACKAGE
set package name in output

--package-version=VERSION
set package version in output

--msgid-bugs-address=EMAIL@ADDRESS
set report address for msgid bugs

-m, --msgstr-prefix[=STRING]
use STRING or "" as prefix for msgstr entries

-M, --msgstr-suffix[=STRING]
use STRING or "" as suffix for msgstr entries

Informative output:

-h, --help display this help and exit

-V, --version
output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by Ulrich Drepper.

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://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.

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Manual Reference Pages - XGETTEXT (1)

NAME

CONTENTS

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

Input file location:

Output file location:

Choice of input file language:

Input file interpretation:

Operation mode:

Language specific options:

Output details:

Informative output:

AUTHOR

REPORTING BUGS

COPYRIGHT

SEE ALSO

INPUTFILE ...
	input files
-f, --files-from=FILE
	get list of input files from FILE
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY
	add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

-d, --default-domain=NAME
	use NAME.po for output (instead of messages.po)
-o, --output=FILE
	write output to specified file
-p, --output-dir=DIR
	output files will be placed in directory DIR

-L, --language=NAME
	recognise the specified language (C, C++, ObjectiveC, PO, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Smalltalk, Java, JavaProperties, C#, awk, YCP, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, NXStringTable, RST, Glade)
-C, --c++	shorthand for --language=C++

--from-code=NAME
	encoding of input files (except for Python, Tcl, Glade)

-j, --join-existing
	join messages with existing file
-x, --exclude-file=FILE.po
	entries from FILE.po are not extracted
-c, --add-comments[=TAG]
	place comment block with TAG (or those preceding keyword lines) in output file

-a, --extract-all
	extract all strings (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, Glade)
-k, --keyword[=WORD]
	additional keyword to be looked for (without WORD means not to use default keywords)
	(only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, Glade)
--flag=WORD:ARG:FLAG
	additional flag for strings inside the argument number ARG of keyword WORD
	(only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, YCP, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source)
-T, --trigraphs
	understand ANSI C trigraphs for input (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC)
--qt	recognize Qt format strings (only language C++)
--kde	recognize KDE 4 format strings (only language C++)
--boost	recognize Boost format strings (only language C++)
--debug	more detailed formatstring recognition result

-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
--properties-output
	write out a Java .properties file
--stringtable-output
	write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings 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
--omit-header
	don’t write header with ‘msgid ""’ entry
--copyright-holder=STRING
	set copyright holder in output
--foreign-user
	omit FSF copyright in output for foreign user
--package-name=PACKAGE
	set package name in output
--package-version=VERSION
	set package version in output
--msgid-bugs-address=EMAIL@ADDRESS
	set report address for msgid bugs
-m, --msgstr-prefix[=STRING]
	use STRING or "" as prefix for msgstr entries
-M, --msgstr-suffix[=STRING]
	use STRING or "" as suffix for msgstr entries

-h, --help	display this help and exit
-V, --version
	output version information and exit