msginit(1)

NAME

       msginit - initialize a message catalog

SYNOPSIS

       msginit [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION

       Creates  a  new  PO file, initializing the meta information with values
       from the user's environment.

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

   Input file location:
       -i, --input=INPUTFILE
              input POT file

       If  no  input  file is given, the current directory is searched for the
       POT file.  If it is -, standard input is read.

   Output file location:
       -o, --output-file=FILE
              write output to specified PO file

       If no output file is given, it depends on the --locale  option  or  the
       user's locale setting.  If it is -, the results are written to standard
       output.

   Output details:
       -l, --locale=LL_CC
              set target locale

       --no-translator
              assume the PO file is automatically generated

       -w, --width=NUMBER
              set output page width

       --no-wrap
              do not break long message lines, longer  than  the  output  page
              width, into several lines

   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 <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2001-2002 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 msginit is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and msginit programs are properly installed at  your  site,
       the command

              info msginit

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext 0.11.5               December 2002                      MSGINIT(1)