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MSGUNFMT(1) User Commands MSGUNFMT(1) NAME msgunfmt - uncompile message catalog from binary format SYNOPSIS msgunfmt [OPTION] [FILE]... DESCRIPTION Convert binary message catalog to Uniforum style .po file. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. Operation mode: -j, --java Java mode: input is a Java ResourceBundle class --csharp C# mode: input is a .NET .dll file --csharp-resources C# resources mode: input is a .NET .resources file --tcl Tcl mode: input is a tcl/msgcat .msg file Input file location: FILE ... input .mo files If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read. Input file location in Java mode: -r, --resource=RESOURCE resource name -l, --locale=LOCALE locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY The class name is determined by appending the locale name to the resource name, separated with an underscore. The class is located using the CLASS- PATH. Input file location in C# mode: -r, --resource=RESOURCE resource name -l, --locale=LOCALE locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY -d DIRECTORY base directory for locale dependent .dll files The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .dll file is located in a subdi- rectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale. Input file location in Tcl mode: -l, --locale=LOCALE locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY -d DIRECTORY base directory of .msg message catalogs The -l and -d options are mandatory. The .msg file is located in the spec- ified directory. 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 -. 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 write indented output style --strict write strict uniforum 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 Informative output: -h, --help display this help and exit -V, --version output version information and exit -v, --verbose increase verbosity level AUTHOR Written by Ulrich Drepper and 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) 1995-2026 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 msgunfmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgunfmt programs are properly installed at your site, the command info msgunfmt should give you access to the complete manual. GNU gettext-tools 1.0 January 2026 MSGUNFMT(1)
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