# 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

−−csharp

C# mode: input is a .NET .dll file

−−csharp−resources

C# resources mode: input is a .NET .resources file

| −−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 C# mode:
−r, −−resource=RESOURCE

resource name

−l, −−locale=LOCALE

locale name, either language or language_COUNTRY

−d DIRECTORY

base directory for locale dependent .dll files

The −l and −d options are mandatory. The .dll file is located in a subdirectory of the specified directory whose name depends on the locale.

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:
−−color

use colors and other text attributes always

−−color=WHEN

use colors and other text attributes if WHEN. WHEN may be ’always’, ’never’, ’auto’, or ’html’.

−−style=STYLEFILE

specify CSS style rule file for −−color

−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, 2000-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## 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.