| xgettext − extract gettext strings from source | 
| xgettext [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]... | 
| 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 | 
| −cTAG, −−add−comments=TAG | 
| place comment blocks starting with TAG and preceding keyword lines in output file | 
| −c, −−add−comments | 
| place all comment blocks 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) | 
| −kWORD, −−keyword=WORD | 
| look for WORD as an additional keyword | 
| −k, −−keyword | 
| do 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: | 
| −−color | 
| use colors and other text attributes always | 
| −−color=WHEN | 
| use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be ’always’, ’never’, ’auto’, or ’html’. | 
| −−style=STYLEFILE | 
| specify CSS style rule file for −−color | 
| −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[STRING], −−msgstr−prefix[=STRING] | 
| use STRING or "" as prefix for msgstr values | 
| −M[STRING], −−msgstr−suffix[=STRING] | 
| use STRING or "" as suffix for msgstr values | 
| Informative output: | 
| −h, −−help | 
| display this help and exit | 
| −V, −−version | 
| output version information and exit | 
| Written by Ulrich Drepper. | 
| Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>. | 
| Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2010 Free Software
Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> | 
| 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. |