xgettext - extract gettext strings from source
xgettext [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...
Extract translatable strings from given input files.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
options too. Similarly for optional arguments.
- -L,
--language=NAME
- recognise the specified language (C, C++, ObjectiveC, PO, Shell, Python,
Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Smalltalk, Java, JavaProperties, C#, awk,
YCP, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, NXStringTable, RST, Glade)
- -C, --c++
- shorthand for --language=C++
By default the language is guessed depending on the input file
name extension.
- --from-code=NAME
- encoding of input files (except for Python, Tcl, Glade)
By default the input files are assumed to be in ASCII.
- -a,
--extract-all
- extract all strings (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python,
Lisp, EmacsLisp, librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, Tcl, Perl, PHP,
GCC-source, Glade)
- -k,
--keyword[=WORD]
- additional keyword to be looked for (without WORD means not to use default
keywords)
- (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp,
librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source, Glade)
- --flag=WORD:ARG:FLAG
- additional flag for strings inside the argument number ARG of keyword
WORD
- (only languages C, C++, ObjectiveC, Shell, Python, Lisp, EmacsLisp,
librep, Scheme, Java, C#, awk, YCP, Tcl, Perl, PHP, GCC-source)
- -T,
--trigraphs
- understand ANSI C trigraphs for input (only languages C, C++,
ObjectiveC)
- --qt
- recognize Qt format strings (only language C++)
- --boost
- recognize Boost format strings (only language C++)
- --debug
- more detailed formatstring recognition result
- -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 the .po file using indented style
- --no-location
- do not write '#: filename:line' lines
- -n,
--add-location
- generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
- --strict
- write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
- --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
- -s,
--sort-output
- generate sorted output
- -F,
--sort-by-file
- sort output by file location
- --omit-header
- don't write header with `msgid ""' entry
- --copyright-holder=STRING
- set copyright holder in output
- --foreign-user
- omit FSF copyright in output for foreign user
- --msgid-bugs-address=EMAIL@ADDRESS
- set report address for msgid bugs
- -m,
--msgstr-prefix[=STRING]
- use STRING or "" as prefix for msgstr entries
- -M,
--msgstr-suffix[=STRING]
- use STRING or "" as suffix for msgstr entries
Written by Ulrich Drepper.
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2006 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.
The full documentation for xgettext is maintained as a
Texinfo manual. If the info and xgettext programs are properly
installed at your site, the command
- info xgettext
should give you access to the complete manual.