# phpman > man > msgunfmt(1)

> **TLDR:** Decompile message catalog from the binary format.
>
- Output conversion:
  `msgunfmt {{path/to/file.mo}}`
- Convert a `.mo` file to a `.po` file:
  `msgunfmt {{path/to/file.mo}} > {{path/to/file.po}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       msgunfmt - uncompile message catalog from binary format

## SYNOPSIS
       **msgunfmt** [_OPTION_] [_FILE_]...

## DESCRIPTION
       Convert binary message catalog to Uniforum style .po file.

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

### Operation mode:
### -j --java
              Java mode: input is a Java ResourceBundle class

### --csharp
              C# mode: input is a .NET .dll file

### --csharp-resources
              C# resources mode: input is a .NET .resources file

       **--tcl**  Tcl mode: input is a tcl/msgcat .msg file

### Input file location:
       FILE ...
              input .mo files

       If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.

### Input file location in Java mode:
### -r --resource
              resource name

### -l --locale
              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

       The  class  name  is  determined by appending the locale name to the resource name, separated
       with an underscore.  The class is located using the CLASSPATH.

### Input file location in C# mode:
### -r --resource
              resource name

### -l --locale
              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

### -d
              base directory for locale dependent .dll files

       The **-l** and **-d** options are mandatory.  The .dll file is located in a subdirectory of the spec‐
       ified directory whose name depends on the locale.

### Input file location in Tcl mode:
### -l --locale
              locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

### -d
              base directory of .msg message catalogs

       The **-l** and **-d** options are mandatory.  The .msg file is located in the specified directory.

### Output file location:
### -o --output-file
              write output to specified file

       The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified or if it is -.

### Output details:
### --color
              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**

### -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 indented output style

### --strict
              write strict uniforum style

### -p --properties-output
              write out a Java .properties file

### --stringtable-output
              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file

### -w --width
              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

### Informative output:
### -h --help
              display this help and exit

### -V --version
              output version information and exit

### -v --verbose
              increase verbosity level

## AUTHOR
       Written by Ulrich Drepper.

## REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs in the bug tracker at <<https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext>> or by email  to
       <<bug-gettext@gnu.org>>.

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  1995-2020  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or
       later <<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>>
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to
       the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO
       The  full  documentation for **msgunfmt** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **ms**‐‐
       **gunfmt** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              **info** **msgunfmt**

       should give you access to the complete manual.



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