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MSGPRE(1)			 User Commands			     MSGPRE(1)

NAME
       msgpre -	pretranslate a message catalog

SYNOPSIS
       msgpre [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION
       Pretranslates a translation catalog.

       Warning:	 The pretranslations might not be what you expect.  They might
       be of the wrong form, be	of poor	quality, or reflect some biases.

       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.

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

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

   Message selection:
       --keep-fuzzy
	      Keep fuzzy messages unmodified.  Pretranslate only  untranslated
	      messages.

   Large Language Model	(LLM) options:
       --species=TYPE
	      Specifies	 the type of LLM.  The default and only	valid value is
	      'ollama'.

       --url=URL
	      Specifies	the URL	of the server that runs	the LLM.

       -m, --model=MODEL
	      Specifies	the model to use.

       --prompt=TEXT
	      Specifies	the prompt to use before standard input.

       --postprocess=COMMAND
	      Specifies	a command to post-process the 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:
       --color
	      use colors and other text	attributes always

       --color=WHEN
	      use colors and other text	attributes if WHEN.  WHEN may be  'al-
	      ways', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.

       --style=STYLEFILE
	      specify CSS style	rule file for --color

       --force-po
	      write PO file even if empty

       --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

       -q, --quiet, --silent
	      suppress progress	indicators

AUTHOR
       Written by Bruno	Haible.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report	 bugs	 in    the    bug    tracker	at     <https://savan-
       nah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> 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 msgpre is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.
       If  the	info  and msgpre programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info msgpre

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext-tools 1.0		 January 2026			     MSGPRE(1)

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