XGETTEXT(1)			      GNU			   XGETTEXT(1)



NAME
       xgettext - extract gettext strings from source

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,  Emac
	      sLisp,  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, Emac
	      sLisp, 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++)

       --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
	      dont write header with msgid "" entry

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

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

       --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 .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  1995-1998, 2000-2006 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 xgettext is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and xgettext programs are properly installed at your  site,
       the command

	      info xgettext

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU gettext-tools 0.16.1	 November 2006			   XGETTEXT(1)