# MSGUNFMT

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## 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

| --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 CLASSPATH.

| 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 specified 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:

| -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.

## REPORTING BUGS

| Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

## COPYRIGHT

| Copyright 1995-1998, 2000-2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## 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.