{ "mode": "man", "parameter": "msgcomm", "section": "1", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/msgcomm/1/json", "generated": "2026-06-13T18:17:20Z", "synopsis": "msgcomm [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...", "sections": { "NAME": { "content": "msgcomm - match two message catalogs\n", "subsections": [] }, "SYNOPSIS": { "content": "msgcomm [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...\n", "subsections": [] }, "DESCRIPTION": { "content": "Find messages which are common to two or more of the specified PO files. By using the\n--more-than option, greater commonality may be requested before messages are printed. Con‐\nversely, the --less-than option may be used to specify less commonality before messages are\nprinted (i.e. --less-than=2 will only print the unique messages). Translations, comments\nand extracted comments will be preserved, but only from the first PO file to define them.\nFile positions from all PO files will be cumulated.\n\nMandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n", "subsections": [ { "name": "Input file location:", "content": "INPUTFILE ...\ninput files\n" }, { "name": "-f --files-from", "content": "get list of input files from FILE\n", "flag": "-f", "long": "--files-from" }, { "name": "-D --directory", "content": "add DIRECTORY to list for input files search\n\nIf input file is -, standard input is read.\n", "flag": "-D", "long": "--directory" }, { "name": "Output file location:", "content": "" }, { "name": "-o --output-file", "content": "write output to specified file\n\nThe results are written to standard output if no output file is specified or if it is -.\n", "flag": "-o", "long": "--output-file" }, { "name": "Message selection:", "content": "-<, --less-than=NUMBER\nprint messages with less than this many definitions, defaults to infinite if not set\n\n->, --more-than=NUMBER\nprint messages with more than this many definitions, defaults to 1 if not set\n" }, { "name": "-u --unique", "content": "shorthand for --less-than=2, requests that only unique messages be printed\n", "flag": "-u", "long": "--unique" }, { "name": "Input file syntax:", "content": "" }, { "name": "-P --properties-input", "content": "input files are in Java .properties syntax\n", "flag": "-P", "long": "--properties-input" }, { "name": "--stringtable-input", "content": "input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax\n", "long": "--stringtable-input" }, { "name": "Output details:", "content": "" }, { "name": "--color", "content": "use colors and other text attributes always\n\n--color=WHEN\nuse colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto',\nor 'html'.\n\n--style=STYLEFILE\nspecify CSS style rule file for --color\n", "long": "--color" }, { "name": "-e --no-escape", "content": "do not use C escapes in output (default)\n", "flag": "-e", "long": "--no-escape" }, { "name": "-E --escape", "content": "use C escapes in output, no extended chars\n", "flag": "-E", "long": "--escape" }, { "name": "--force-po", "content": "write PO file even if empty\n", "long": "--force-po" }, { "name": "-i --indent", "content": "write the .po file using indented style\n", "flag": "-i", "long": "--indent" }, { "name": "--no-location", "content": "do not write '#: filename:line' lines\n", "long": "--no-location" }, { "name": "-n --add-location", "content": "generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)\n", "flag": "-n", "long": "--add-location" }, { "name": "--strict", "content": "write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file\n", "long": "--strict" }, { "name": "-p --properties-output", "content": "write out a Java .properties file\n", "flag": "-p", "long": "--properties-output" }, { "name": "--stringtable-output", "content": "write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file\n", "long": "--stringtable-output" }, { "name": "-w --width", "content": "set output page width\n", "flag": "-w", "long": "--width" }, { "name": "--no-wrap", "content": "do not break long message lines, longer than the output page width, into several lines\n", "long": "--no-wrap" }, { "name": "-s --sort-output", "content": "generate sorted output\n", "flag": "-s", "long": "--sort-output" }, { "name": "-F --sort-by-file", "content": "sort output by file location\n", "flag": "-F", "long": "--sort-by-file" }, { "name": "--omit-header", "content": "don't write header with 'msgid \"\"' entry\n", "long": "--omit-header" }, { "name": "Informative output:", "content": "" }, { "name": "-h --help", "content": "display this help and exit\n", "flag": "-h", "long": "--help" }, { "name": "-V --version", "content": "output version information and exit\n", "flag": "-V", "long": "--version" } ] }, "AUTHOR": { "content": "Written by Peter Miller.\n", "subsections": [] }, "REPORTING BUGS": { "content": "Report bugs in the bug tracker at or by email to\n.\n", "subsections": [] }, "COPYRIGHT": { "content": "Copyright © 1995-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or\nlater \nThis is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to\nthe extent permitted by law.\n", "subsections": [] }, "SEE ALSO": { "content": "The full documentation for msgcomm is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msg‐‐\ncomm programs are properly installed at your site, the command\n\ninfo msgcomm\n\nshould give you access to the complete manual.\n\n\n\nGNU gettext-tools 0.21 March 2022 MSGCOMM(1)", "subsections": [] } }, "summary": "msgcomm - match two message catalogs", "flags": [ { "flag": "-f", "long": "--files-from", "arg": null, "description": "get list of input files from FILE" }, { "flag": "-D", "long": "--directory", "arg": null, "description": "add DIRECTORY to list for input files search If input file is -, standard input is read." }, { "flag": "-o", "long": "--output-file", "arg": null, "description": "write output to specified file The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified or if it is -." }, { "flag": "-u", "long": "--unique", "arg": null, "description": "shorthand for --less-than=2, requests that only unique messages be printed" }, { "flag": "-P", "long": "--properties-input", "arg": null, "description": "input files are in Java .properties syntax" }, { "flag": "", "long": "--stringtable-input", "arg": null, "description": "input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax" }, { "flag": "", "long": "--color", "arg": null, "description": "use colors and other text attributes always --color=WHEN use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be 'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'. --style=STYLEFILE specify CSS style rule file for --color" }, { "flag": "-e", "long": "--no-escape", "arg": null, "description": "do not use C escapes in output (default)" }, { "flag": "-E", "long": "--escape", "arg": null, "description": "use C escapes in output, no extended chars" }, { "flag": "", "long": "--force-po", "arg": null, "description": "write PO file even if empty" }, { "flag": "-i", "long": "--indent", "arg": null, "description": "write the .po file using indented style" }, { "flag": "", "long": "--no-location", "arg": null, "description": "do not write '#: filename:line' lines" }, { "flag": "-n", "long": "--add-location", "arg": null, "description": "generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)" }, { "flag": "", "long": "--strict", "arg": null, "description": "write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file" }, { "flag": "-p", "long": "--properties-output", "arg": null, "description": "write out a Java .properties file" }, { "flag": "", "long": "--stringtable-output", "arg": null, "description": "write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file" }, { "flag": "-w", "long": "--width", "arg": null, "description": "set output page width" }, { "flag": "", "long": "--no-wrap", "arg": null, "description": "do not break long message lines, longer than the output page width, into several lines" }, { "flag": "-s", "long": "--sort-output", "arg": null, "description": "generate sorted output" }, { "flag": "-F", "long": "--sort-by-file", "arg": null, "description": "sort output by file location" }, { "flag": "", "long": "--omit-header", "arg": null, "description": "don't write header with 'msgid \"\"' entry" }, { "flag": "-h", "long": "--help", "arg": null, "description": "display this help and exit" }, { "flag": "-V", "long": "--version", "arg": null, "description": "output version information and exit" } ], "examples": [], "see_also": [] }