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MSGEXEC(1)			  User Commands 		      MSGEXEC(1)

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 COM-
     MAND can be any program that reads a translation from standard  input.   It
     is invoked once for each translation.  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".

   Command input:
     --newline
	    add newline at the end of input

     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  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 msgexec is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
     the info and msgexec programs are properly installed at your site, the com-
     mand

	    info msgexec

     should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext-tools 1.0		  January 2026			      MSGEXEC(1)

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