| 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: | 
| --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 2001-2005 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 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. |