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    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "msgconv",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/msgconv/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-13T20:00:25Z",
    "synopsis": "msgconv [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]",
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        "NAME": {
            "content": "msgconv - character set conversion for message catalog\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "msgconv [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "Converts a translation catalog to a different character encoding.\n\nMandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "Input file location:",
                    "content": "INPUTFILE\ninput PO file\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-D --directory",
                    "content": "add DIRECTORY to list for input files search\n\nIf no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.\n",
                    "flag": "-D",
                    "long": "--directory"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Output file location:",
                    "content": ""
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                {
                    "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": "Conversion target:",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "-t --to-code",
                    "content": "encoding for output\n\nThe default encoding is the current locale's encoding.\n",
                    "flag": "-t",
                    "long": "--to-code"
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                {
                    "name": "Input file syntax:",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "-P --properties-input",
                    "content": "input file is in Java .properties syntax\n",
                    "flag": "-P",
                    "long": "--properties-input"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--stringtable-input",
                    "content": "input file is 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": "indented output style\n",
                    "flag": "-i",
                    "long": "--indent"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--no-location",
                    "content": "suppress '#: filename:line' lines\n",
                    "long": "--no-location"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-n --add-location",
                    "content": "preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)\n",
                    "flag": "-n",
                    "long": "--add-location"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--strict",
                    "content": "strict Uniforum output style\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": "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 Bruno Haible.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "REPORTING BUGS": {
            "content": "Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email  to\n<bug-gettext@gnu.org>.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "COPYRIGHT": {
            "content": "Copyright  ©  2001-2020  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or\nlater <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>\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 msgconv is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and msg‐‐\nconv programs are properly installed at your site, the command\n\ninfo msgconv\n\nshould give you access to the complete manual.\n\n\n\nGNU gettext-tools 0.21                       March 2022                                   MSGCONV(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "msgconv - character set conversion for message catalog",
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