{ "mode": "man", "parameter": "msgfilter", "section": "1", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/msgfilter/1/json", "generated": "2026-06-13T18:17:29Z", "synopsis": "msgfilter [OPTION] FILTER [FILTER-OPTION]", "sections": { "NAME": { "content": "msgfilter - edit translations of message catalog\n", "subsections": [] }, "SYNOPSIS": { "content": "msgfilter [OPTION] FILTER [FILTER-OPTION]\n", "subsections": [] }, "DESCRIPTION": { "content": "Applies a filter to all translations of a translation catalog.\n\nMandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n", "subsections": [ { "name": "Input file location:", "content": "" }, { "name": "-i --input", "content": "input PO file\n", "flag": "-i", "long": "--input" }, { "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": "" }, { "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\nThe FILTER can be any program that reads a translation from standard input and writes a modi‐\nfied translation to standard output.\n", "flag": "-o", "long": "--output-file" }, { "name": "Filter input and output:", "content": "" }, { "name": "--newline", "content": "add a newline at the end of input and remove a newline from the end of output\n", "long": "--newline" }, { "name": "Useful FILTER-OPTIONs when the FILTER is 'sed':", "content": "" }, { "name": "-e --expression", "content": "add SCRIPT to the commands to be executed\n", "flag": "-e", "long": "--expression" }, { "name": "-f --file", "content": "add the contents of SCRIPTFILE to the commands to be executed\n", "flag": "-f", "long": "--file" }, { "name": "-n --quiet --silent", "content": "suppress automatic printing of pattern space\n", "flag": "-n", "long": "--silent" }, { "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": "--no-escape", "content": "do not use C escapes in output (default)\n", "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": "--indent", "content": "indented output style\n", "long": "--indent" }, { "name": "--keep-header", "content": "keep header entry unmodified, don't filter it\n", "long": "--keep-header" }, { "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 or by email to\n.\n", "subsections": [] }, "COPYRIGHT": { "content": "Copyright © 2001-2020 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 msgfilter is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msg‐‐\nfilter programs are properly installed at your site, the command\n\ninfo msgfilter\n\nshould give you access to the complete manual.\n\n\n\nGNU gettext-tools 0.21 March 2022 MSGFILTER(1)", "subsections": [] } }, "summary": "msgfilter - edit translations of message catalog", "flags": [ { "flag": "-i", "long": "--input", "arg": null, "description": "input PO file" }, { "flag": "-D", "long": "--directory", "arg": null, "description": "add DIRECTORY to list for input files search If no input file is given or if it 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 -. 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