# MSGEXEC

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## NAME

| msgexec - process translations of message catalog

## SYNOPSIS

| msgexec [OPTION] COMMAND [COMMAND-OPTION]

## DESCRIPTION

| Applies a command to all translations of a translation catalog. The COMMAND can be any program that reads a translation from standard input. It is invoked once for each translation. Its output becomes msgexec's output. msgexec's return code is the maximum return code across all invocations.

| A special builtin command called '0' outputs the translation, followed by a null byte. The output of "msgexec 0" is suitable as input for "xargs -0".

| Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

| Input file location:

| -i, --input=INPUTFILE

| input PO file

| -D, --directory=DIRECTORY

| add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

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

| Input file syntax:

| -P, --properties-input

| input file is in Java .properties syntax

| --stringtable-input

| input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

| Informative output:

| -h, --help

| display this help and exit

| -V, --version

| output version information and exit

## AUTHOR

| Written by Bruno Haible.

## REPORTING BUGS

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

## COPYRIGHT

| Copyright 2001-2003 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 msgexec is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgexec programs are properly installed at your site, the command

| info msgexec

| should give you access to the complete manual.