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+.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.24.
+.TH XGETTEXT "1" "June 2001" "GNU gettext 0.11" GNU
+.SH NAME
+xgettext \- extract gettext strings from source
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B xgettext
+[\fIOPTION\fR] [\fIINPUTFILE\fR]...
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.\" Add any additional description here
+.PP
+Extract translatable strings from given input files.
+.PP
+Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
+Similarly for optional arguments.
+.SS "Input file location:"
+.TP
+INPUTFILE ...
+input files
+.TP
+\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-files\-from\fR=\fIFILE\fR
+get list of input files from FILE
+.TP
+\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
+add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
+.PP
+If input file is -, standard input is read.
+.SS "Output file location:"
+.TP
+\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-default\-domain\fR=\fINAME\fR
+use NAME.po for output (instead of messages.po)
+.TP
+\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR
+write output to specified file
+.TP
+\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-output\-dir\fR=\fIDIR\fR
+output files will be placed in directory DIR
+.PP
+If output file is -, output is written to standard output.
+.SS "Choice of input file language:"
+.TP
+\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-language\fR=\fINAME\fR
+recognise the specified language (C, C++, PO)
+.TP
+\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-c\fR++
+shorthand for \fB\-\-language\fR=\fIC\fR++
+.PP
+By default the language is guessed depending on the input file name extension.
+.SS "Operation mode:"
+.TP
+\fB\-j\fR, \fB\-\-join\-existing\fR
+join messages with existing file
+.TP
+\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-exclude\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR.po
+entries from FILE.po are not extracted
+.TP
+\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-add\-comments\fR[=\fITAG\fR]
+place comment block with TAG (or those
+preceding keyword lines) in output file
+.SS "Language=C/C++ specific options:"
+.TP
+\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-extract\-all\fR
+extract all strings
+.TP
+\fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-keyword\fR[=\fIWORD\fR]
+additional keyword to be looked for (without
+WORD means not to use default keywords)
+.TP
+\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-trigraphs\fR
+understand ANSI C trigraphs for input
+.TP
+\fB\-\-debug\fR
+more detailed formatstring recognition result
+.SS "Output details:"
+.TP
+\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-no\-escape\fR
+do not use C escapes in output (default)
+.TP
+\fB\-E\fR, \fB\-\-escape\fR
+use C escapes in output, no extended chars
+.TP
+\fB\-\-force\-po\fR
+write PO file even if empty
+.TP
+\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-indent\fR
+write the .po file using indented style
+.TP
+\fB\-\-no\-location\fR
+do not write '#: filename:line' lines
+.TP
+\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-add\-location\fR
+generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
+.TP
+\fB\-\-strict\fR
+write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
+.TP
+\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
+set output page width
+.TP
+\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-output\fR
+generate sorted output and remove duplicates
+.TP
+\fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-sort\-by\-file\fR
+sort output by file location
+.TP
+\fB\-\-omit\-header\fR
+don't write header with `msgid ""' entry
+.TP
+\fB\-\-foreign\-user\fR
+omit FSF copyright in output for foreign user
+.TP
+\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-msgstr\-prefix\fR[=\fISTRING\fR]
+use STRING or "" as prefix for msgstr entries
+.TP
+\fB\-M\fR, \fB\-\-msgstr\-suffix\fR[=\fISTRING\fR]
+use STRING or "" as suffix for msgstr entries
+.SS "Informative output:"
+.TP
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+display this help and exit
+.TP
+\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
+output version information and exit
+.SH AUTHOR
+Written by Ulrich Drepper.
+.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
+Report bugs to <bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org>.
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Copyright \(co 1995-1998, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+.br
+This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
+warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+The full documentation for
+.B xgettext
+is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
+.B info
+and
+.B xgettext
+programs are properly installed at your site, the command
+.IP
+.B info xgettext
+.PP
+should give you access to the complete manual.