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NAME
       msgexec - process translations of message catalog

SYNOPSIS
       msgexec [OPTION] COMMAND [COMMAND-OPTION]

DESCRIPTION
       Applies	a  command  to all translations of a translation catalog.  The
       COMMAND can be any program  that  reads	a  translation	from  standard
       input.	It  is	invoked once for each translation.  Its output becomes
       msgexecs output.  msgexecs return code is  the  maximum	return	code
       across all invocations.

       A  special builtin command called 0 outputs the translation, followed
       by a null byte.	The output of "msgexec 0" is  suitable	as  input  for
       "xargs -0".

       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
       too.

   Input file location:
       -i, --input=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.

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

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

   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 msgexec is maintained as a  Texinfo  manual.
       If  the	info and msgexec programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info msgexec

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU gettext-tools 0.16.1	 November 2006			    MSGEXEC(1)