NAME
    msgen - create English message catalog

SYNOPSIS
    msgen [OPTION] INPUTFILE

DESCRIPTION
    Creates an English translation catalog. The input file is the last
    created English PO file, or a PO Template file (generally created by
    xgettext).  Untranslated entries are assigned a translation that is
    identical to the msgid, and are marked fuzzy.

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

  Input file location:
    INPUTFILE
    input PO or POT 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 -.

  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
    indented output style

    --no-location
    suppress '#: filename:line' lines

    --add-location
    preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)

    --strict
    strict Uniforum output style

    -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

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 msgen is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
    the info and msgen programs are properly installed at your site, the
    command

    info msgen

    should give you access to the complete manual.