MSGCONV(1)			      GNU			    MSGCONV(1)



NAME
       msgconv - character set conversion for message catalog

SYNOPSIS
       msgconv [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]

DESCRIPTION
       Converts a translation catalog to a different character encoding.

       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	speci
       fied or if it is -.

   Conversion target:
       -t, --to-code=NAME
	      encoding for output

       The default encoding is the current locales encoding.

   Input file syntax:
       -P, --properties-input
	      input file is in Java .properties syntax

       --stringtable-input
	      input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

   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
	      indented output style

       --no-location
	      suppress #: filename:line lines

       --add-location
	      preserve #: filename:line lines (default)

       --strict
	      strict Uniforum output style

       -p, --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

   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 .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  2001-2006 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 PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for msgconv is maintained as a  Texinfo  manual.
       If  the	info and msgconv programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info msgconv

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU gettext-tools 0.16.1	 November 2006			    MSGCONV(1)