NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       msgunfmt - decompile message catalogs

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       msgunfmt [OPTION] [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

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

       -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

       -h, --help
	      display a help message and exit

       -i, --indent
	      write indented output style

       -o, --output-file=FILE
	      write output into FILE instead of standard output

       --strict
	      write strict uniforum style

       -V, --version
	      output version information and exit

       -w, --width=NUMBER
	      set output page width

       Convert binary .mo files to Uniforum style  .po	files.	 Both  littleendian
 and big-endian .mo files are handled.  If no input file is given
       or it is -, standard input is read.  By default the output  is  written
       to standard output.

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       Written by Ulrich Drepper.

REPORTING BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT    [Toc]    [Back]

       Copyright (C) 1995-1998, 2000, 2001 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    [Toc]    [Back]

       msgfmt(1)

       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.


       On Debian, the manual is also available in HTML format in the  gettextdoc
 package.



GNU gettext 0.10.36		  April 2001			   MSGUNFMT(1)