| msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format | 
| msgfmt [OPTION] filename.po ... | 
| Generate binary message catalog from textual translation description. | 
| Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. Similarly for optional arguments. | 
| Input file location: | 
| filename.po ... | 
| input files | 
| -D, --directory=DIRECTORY | 
| add DIRECTORY to list for input files search | 
| If input file is -, standard input is read. | 
| Operation mode: | 
| -j, --java | 
| Java mode: generate a Java ResourceBundle class | 
| --java2 | 
| like --java, and assume Java2 (JDK 1.2 or higher) | 
| --csharp | 
| C# mode: generate a .NET .dll file | 
| --csharp-resources | 
| C# resources mode: generate a .NET .resources file | 
| --tcl | 
| Tcl mode: generate a tcl/msgcat .msg file | 
| --qt | 
| Qt mode: generate a Qt .qm file | 
| Output file location: | 
| -o, --output-file=FILE | 
| write output to specified file | 
| --strict | 
| enable strict Uniforum mode | 
| If output file is -, output is written to standard output. | 
| Output file location in Java mode: | 
| -r, --resource=RESOURCE | 
| resource name | 
| -l, --locale=LOCALE | 
| locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY | 
| -d DIRECTORY | 
| base directory of classes directory hierarchy | 
| The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name, separated with an underscore. The -d option is mandatory. The class is written under the specified directory. | 
| Output file location in C# mode: | 
| -r, --resource=RESOURCE | 
| resource name | 
| -l, --locale=LOCALE | 
| locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY | 
| -d DIRECTORY | 
| base directory for locale dependent .dll files | 
| The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .dll file is written in a subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale. | 
| Output file location in Tcl mode: | 
| -l, --locale=LOCALE | 
| locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY | 
| -d DIRECTORY | 
| base directory of .msg message catalogs | 
| The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .msg file is written in the specified directory. | 
| Input file syntax: | 
| -P, --properties-input | 
| input files are in Java .properties syntax | 
| --stringtable-input | 
| input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax | 
| Input file interpretation: | 
| -c, --check | 
| perform all the checks implied by --check-format, --check-header, --check-domain | 
| --check-format | 
| check language dependent format strings | 
| --check-header | 
| verify presence and contents of the header entry | 
| --check-domain | 
| check for conflicts between domain directives and the --output-file option | 
| -C, --check-compatibility | 
| check that GNU msgfmt behaves like X/Open msgfmt | 
| --check-accelerators[=CHAR] | 
| check presence of keyboard accelerators for menu items | 
| -f, --use-fuzzy | 
| use fuzzy entries in output | 
| Output details: | 
| -a, --alignment=NUMBER | 
| align strings to NUMBER bytes (default: 1) | 
| --no-hash | 
| binary file will not include the hash table | 
| Informative output: | 
| -h, --help | 
| display this help and exit | 
| -V, --version | 
| output version information and exit | 
| --statistics | 
| print statistics about translations | 
| -v, --verbose | 
| increase verbosity level | 
| Written by Ulrich Drepper. | 
| Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>. | 
| Copyright 1995-1998, 2000-2005 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. | 
| The full documentation for msgfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgfmt programs are properly installed at your site, the command | 
| info msgfmt | 
| should give you access to the complete manual. |