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NAME
       msgexec - process translations of message catalog

SYNOPSIS
       msgexec [OPTION] COMMAND [COMMAND-OPTION]

DESCRIPTION
       Applies  a  command  to all translations of a translation catalog.  The COMMAND can be any
       program that reads a translation from standard input.  It is invoked once for each  trans‐
       lation.  Its output becomes msgexec's output.  msgexec's return code is the maximum return
       code across all invocations.

       A special builtin command called '0' outputs the translation, followed  by  a  null  byte.
       The output of "msgexec 0" is suitable as input for "xargs -0".

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

   Input file location:
       -i, --input=INPUTFILE
              input PO file

       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

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

   Input file syntax:
       -P, --properties-input
              input file is in Java .properties syntax

       --stringtable-input
              input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

   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 AT gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2001-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or
       later <http://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  msgexec is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and
       msgexec programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info msgexec

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU gettext-tools 0.19.3                   October 2014                                MSGEXEC(1)