{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "gencat",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gencat/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-16T06:19:18Z",
    "synopsis": "gencat [OPTION...] -o OUTPUT-FILE [INPUT-FILE]...",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "gencat - Generate message catalog\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "gencat [OPTION...] -o OUTPUT-FILE [INPUT-FILE]...\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "The gencat program is specified in the X/Open standard and the GNU implementation follows\nthis specification and so processes all correctly formed input files. Additionally some\nextension are implemented which help to work in a more reasonable way with the catgets(3)\nfunctions.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-H --header",
                    "content": "Create C header file NAME containing symbol definitions\n\n--new  Do not use existing catalog, force new output file\n",
                    "flag": "-H",
                    "long": "--header"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-o --output",
                    "content": "Write output to file NAME\n",
                    "flag": "-o",
                    "long": "--output"
                }
            ]
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "gencat was written by Ulrich Drepper as part of the GNU C Library.\n\nThis man page was written by Jeff Bailey <jbailey@debian.org>.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3rd Berkeley Distribution                   November 2003                                  GENCAT(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "gencat - Generate message catalog",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-H",
            "long": "--header",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Create C header file NAME containing symbol definitions --new Do not use existing catalog, force new output file"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-o",
            "long": "--output",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Write output to file NAME"
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": []
}