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MSGCONV(1)			  User Commands 		      MSGCONV(1)

NAME
     msgconv - character set conversion for message catalog

SYNOPSIS
     msgconv [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]

DESCRIPTION
     Converts a translation catalog to a different character encoding.

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

   Input file location:
     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.

   Output file location:
     -o, --output-file=FILE
	    write output to specified file

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

   Conversion target:
     -t, --to-code=NAME
	    encoding for output

     The default encoding is the current locale's encoding.

   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:
     --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
	    indented output style

     --no-location
	    suppress '#: filename:line' lines

     -n, --add-location
	    preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)

     --strict
	    strict Uniforum output style

     -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

     -s, --sort-output
	    generate sorted output

     -F, --sort-by-file
	    sort output by file location

   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  in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/get-
     text> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2001-2026 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 msgconv is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
     the info and msgconv programs are properly installed at your site, the com-
     mand

	    info msgconv

     should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext-tools 1.0		  January 2026			      MSGCONV(1)

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