# MSGINIT

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## NAME

| msginit - initialize a message catalog

## SYNOPSIS

| msginit [OPTION]

## DESCRIPTION

| Creates a new PO file, initializing the meta information with values from the user's environment.

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

| Input file location:

| -i, --input=INPUTFILE

| input POT file

| If no input file is given, the current directory is searched for the POT file. If it is -, standard input is read.

| Output file location:

| -o, --output-file=FILE

| write output to specified PO file

| If no output file is given, it depends on the --locale option or the user's locale setting. If it is -, the results are written to standard output.

| Input file syntax:

| -P, --properties-input

| input file is in Java .properties syntax

| --stringtable-input

| input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

| Output details:

| -l, --locale=LL_CC

| set target locale

| --no-translator

| assume the PO file is automatically generated

| -p, --properties-output

| write out a Java .properties file

| --stringtable-output

| write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file

| -w, --width=NUMBER

| set output page width

| --no-wrap

| do not break long message lines, longer than the output page width, into several lines

| Informative output:

| -h, --help

| display this help and exit

| -V, --version

| output version information and exit

## AUTHOR

| Written by Bruno Haible.

## REPORTING BUGS

| Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

## COPYRIGHT

| Copyright 2001-2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## SEE ALSO

| The full documentation for msginit is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msginit programs are properly installed at your site, the command

| info msginit

| should give you access to the complete manual.