| msgfilter − edit translations of message catalog | 
| msgfilter [OPTION] FILTER [FILTER-OPTION] | 
| Applies a filter to all translations of a translation catalog. 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. | 
| Output file location: | 
| −o, −−output−file=FILE | 
| write output to specified file | 
| The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified or if it is -. The FILTER can be any program that reads a translation from standard input and writes a modified translation to standard output. | 
| Useful FILTER-OPTIONs when the FILTER is ’sed’: | 
| −e, −−expression=SCRIPT | 
| add SCRIPT to the commands to be executed | 
| −f, −−file=SCRIPTFILE | 
| add the contents of SCRIPTFILE to the commands to be executed | 
| −n, −−quiet, −−silent | 
| suppress automatic printing of pattern space | 
| 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: | 
| −−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 | 
| −−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 | 
| −−indent | 
| indented output style | 
| −−keep−header | 
| keep header entry unmodified, don’t filter it | 
| −−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 | 
| Written by Bruno Haible. | 
| Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>. | 
| Copyright © 2001-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> | 
| The full documentation for msgfilter is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgfilter programs are properly installed at your site, the command | 
| info msgfilter | 
| should give you access to the complete manual. |