# MSGATTRIB

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## NAME

| msgattrib - attribute matching and manipulation on message catalog

## SYNOPSIS

| msgattrib [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]

## DESCRIPTION

| Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their attributes, and manipulates the attributes.

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

| Input file location:

| 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 -.

| Message selection:

| --translated

| keep translated, remove untranslated messages

| --untranslated

| keep untranslated, remove translated messages

| --no-fuzzy

| remove 'fuzzy' marked messages

| --only-fuzzy

| keep 'fuzzy' marked messages

| --no-obsolete

| remove obsolete #~ messages

| --only-obsolete

| keep obsolete #~ messages

| Attribute manipulation:

| --set-fuzzy

| set all messages 'fuzzy'

| --clear-fuzzy

| set all messages non-'fuzzy'

| --set-obsolete

| set all messages obsolete

| --clear-obsolete

| set all messages non-obsolete

| --clear-previous

| remove the "previous msgid" from all messages

| --only-file=FILE.po

| manipulate only entries listed in FILE.po

| --ignore-file=FILE.po

| manipulate only entries not listed in FILE.po

| --fuzzy

| synonym for --only-fuzzy --clear-fuzzy

| --obsolete

| synonym for --only-obsolete --clear-obsolete

| 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:

| -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

| -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

## AUTHOR

| Written by Bruno Haible.

## REPORTING BUGS

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

## COPYRIGHT

| Copyright 2001-2006 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 msgattrib is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgattrib programs are properly installed at your site, the command

| info msgattrib

| should give you access to the complete manual.