NAME
    msginit - initialize a message catalog

SYNOPSIS
    msginit [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION
    Creates a new PO file, initializing the meta information with values
    from the user's environment.

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

  Input file location:
    -i, --input=INPUTFILE
    input POT file

    If no input file is given, the current directory is searched for the
    POT file. If it is -, standard input is read.

  Output file location:
    -o, --output-file=FILE
    write output to specified PO file

    If no output file is given, it depends on the --locale option or the
    user's locale setting. If it is -, the results are written to standard
    output.

  Output details:
    -l, --locale=LL_CC
    set target locale

    --no-translator
    assume the PO file is automatically generated

    -w, --width=NUMBER
    set output page width

    --no-wrap
    do not break long message lines, longer than the output page
    width, into several lines

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

    info msginit

    should give you access to the complete manual.