NAME
    msgunfmt - uncompile message catalog from binary format

SYNOPSIS
    msgunfmt [OPTION] [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
    Convert binary message catalog to Uniforum style .po file.

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

  Operation mode:
    -j, --java
    Java mode: input is a Java ResourceBundle class

    --tcl Tcl mode: input is a tcl/msgcat .msg file

  Input file location:
    FILE ...
    input .mo files

    If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.

  Input file location in Java mode:
    -r, --resource=RESOURCE
    resource name

    -l, --locale=LOCALE
    locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

    The class name is determined by  appending the  locale  name to the
    resource  name, separated with  an underscore. The class is located
    using the CLASSPATH.

  Input file location in Tcl mode:
    -l, --locale=LOCALE
    locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

    -d DIRECTORY
    base directory of .msg message catalogs

    The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .msg file is located in the
    specified directory.

  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
    write indented output style

    --strict
    write strict uniforum 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

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

    -V, --version
    output version information and exit

    -v, --verbose
    increase verbosity level

AUTHOR
    Written by Ulrich Drepper.

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

    info msgunfmt

    should give you access to the complete manual.