Support Java .properties files as alternative syntax, like PO files.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/gettext-tools/doc/xgettext.texi b/gettext-tools/doc/xgettext.texi
index 425672c..9594562 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/doc/xgettext.texi
+++ b/gettext-tools/doc/xgettext.texi
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ is written to standard output.
 Specifies the language of the input files.  The supported languages
 are @code{C}, @code{C++}, @code{ObjectiveC}, @code{PO}, @code{Python},
 @code{Lisp}, @code{EmacsLisp}, @code{librep}, @code{Smalltalk}, @code{Java},
-@code{awk}, @code{YCP}, @code{Tcl}, @code{PHP}, @code{RST}, @code{Glade}.
+@code{JavaProperties}, @code{awk}, @code{YCP}, @code{Tcl}, @code{PHP},
+@code{RST}, @code{Glade}.
 
 @item -C
 @itemx --c++
@@ -210,6 +211,12 @@ Write out a strict Uniforum conforming PO file.  Note that this
 Uniforum format should be avoided because it doesn't support the
 GNU extensions.
 
+@item --properties-output
+@opindex --properties-output@r{, @code{xgettext} option}
+Write out a Java ResourceBundle in Java @code{.properties} syntax.  Note
+that this file format doesn't support plural forms and silently drops
+obsolete messages.
+
 @item -w @var{number}
 @itemx --width=@var{number}
 @opindex -w@r{, @code{xgettext} option}