| msgattrib - attribute matching and manipulation on message catalog | 
| msgattrib [OPTION] [INPUTFILE] | 
| Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their attributes, and manipulates the attributes. | 
| Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. | 
| Input file location: | 
| 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 -. | 
| Message selection: | 
| --translated | 
| keep translated, remove untranslated messages | 
| --untranslated | 
| keep untranslated, remove translated messages | 
| --no-fuzzy | 
| remove 'fuzzy' marked messages | 
| --only-fuzzy | 
| keep 'fuzzy' marked messages | 
| --no-obsolete | 
| remove obsolete #~ messages | 
| --only-obsolete | 
| keep obsolete #~ messages | 
| Attribute manipulation: | 
| --set-fuzzy | 
| set all messages 'fuzzy' | 
| --clear-fuzzy | 
| set all messages non-'fuzzy' | 
| --set-obsolete | 
| set all messages obsolete | 
| --clear-obsolete | 
| set all messages non-obsolete | 
| --only-file=FILE.po | 
| manipulate only entries listed in FILE.po | 
| --ignore-file=FILE.po | 
| manipulate only entries not listed in FILE.po | 
| --fuzzy | 
| synonym for --only-fuzzy --clear-fuzzy | 
| --obsolete | 
| synonym for --only-obsolete --clear-obsolete | 
| 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: | 
| -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 | 
| -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 2001-2005 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 msgattrib is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgattrib programs are properly installed at your site, the command | 
| info msgattrib | 
| should give you access to the complete manual. |