NAME
    msgcomm - match two message catalogs

SYNOPSIS
    msgcomm [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...

DESCRIPTION
    Find messages which are common to two or more of the specified PO
    files. By using the --more-than option,  greater commonality may be
    requested before messages are  printed. Conversely, the --less-than
    option may be used to specify less commonality  before  messages are
    printed (i.e. --less-than=2 will only print the unique messages).
    Translations, comments and extract comments will be preserved, but only
    from the first  PO file to define them. File positions from all PO
    files will be cumulated.

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

  Input file location:
    INPUTFILE ...
    input files

    -f, --files-from=FILE
    get list of input files from FILE

    -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
    add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

    If input file 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 speci-
    fied or if it is -.

  Message selection:
    -<, --less-than=NUMBER
    print messages with less than this many definitions, defaults to
    infinite if not set

    ->, --more-than=NUMBER
    print messages with more than this many definitions, defaults to
    1 if not set

    -u, --unique
    shorthand for --less-than=2, requests that only unique messages
    be printed

  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

    -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

    --omit-header
    don't write header with `msgid ""' entry

  Informative output:
    -h, --help
    display this help and exit

    -V, --version
    output version information and exit

AUTHOR
    Written by Peter Miller.

REPORTING BUGS
    Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (C) 1995-1998, 2000-2002 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 msgcomm is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
    If the info and msgcomm programs are properly installed at your site,
    the command

    info msgcomm

    should give you access to the complete manual.