     msgattrib [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]

The msgattrib program filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their attributes, and manipulates the attributes.

Input file location
-------------------

INPUTFILE
     Input PO file.

-D DIRECTORY
--directory=DIRECTORY
     Add DIRECTORY to the list of directories.  Source files are searched relative to this list of directories.  The resulting .po file will be written relative to the current directory, though.

If no INPUTFILE is given or if it is -, standard input is read.

Output file location
--------------------

-o FILE
--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 -.

Message selection
-----------------

--translated
     Keep translated messages, remove untranslated messages.

--untranslated
     Keep untranslated messages, remove translated messages.

--no-fuzzy
     Remove `fuzzy' marked messages.

--only-fuzzy
     Keep `fuzzy' marked messages, remove all other messsages.

--no-obsolete
     Remove obsolete #~ messages.

--only-obsolete
     Keep obsolete #~ messages, remove all other messages.

Attribute manipulation
----------------------

Attributes are modified after the message selection/removal has been performed.  If the --only-file or --ignore-file option is specified, the attribute modification is applied only to those messages that are listed in the ONLY-FILE and not listed in the IGNORE-FILE.

--set-fuzzy
     Set all messages `fuzzy'.

--clear-fuzzy
     Set all messages non-`fuzzy'.

--set-obsolete
     Set all messages obsolete.

--clear-obsolete
     Set all messages non-obsolete.

--only-file=FILE
     Limit the attribute changes to entries that are listed in FILE. FILE should be a PO or POT file.

--ignore-file=FILE
     Limit the attribute changes to entries that are not listed in FILE. FILE should be a PO or POT file.

--fuzzy
     Synonym for --only-fuzzy --clear-fuzzy: It keeps only the fuzzy messages and removes their `fuzzy' mark.

--obsolete
     Synonym for --only-obsolete --clear-obsolete: It keeps only the obsolete messages and makes them non-obsolete.

Input file syntax
-----------------

-P
--properties-input
     Assume the input file is a Java ResourceBundle in Java .properties syntax, not in PO file syntax.

--stringtable-input
     Assume the input file is a NeXTstep/GNUstep localized resource file in .strings syntax, not in PO file syntax.

Output details
--------------

--force-po
     Always write an output file even if it contains no message.

-i
--indent
     Write the .po file using indented style.

--no-location
     Do not write #: FILENAME:LINE lines.

-n
--add-location
     Generate #: FILENAME:LINE lines (default).

--strict
     Write out a strict Uniforum conforming PO file.  Note that this Uniforum format should be avoided because it doesn't support the GNU extensions.

-p
--properties-output
     Write out a Java ResourceBundle in Java .properties syntax.  Note that this file format doesn't support plural forms and silently drops obsolete messages.

--stringtable-output
     Write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep localized resource file in .strings syntax. Note that this file format doesn't support plural forms.

-w NUMBER
--width=NUMBER
     Set the output page width.  Long strings in the output files will be split across multiple lines in order to ensure that each line's width (= number of screen columns) is less or equal to the given NUMBER.

--no-wrap
     Do not break long message lines.  Message lines whose width exceeds the output page width will not be split into several lines.  Only file reference lines which are wider than the output page width will be split.

-s
--sort-output
     Generate sorted output.  Note that using this option makes it much harder for the translator to understand each message's context.

-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.