mkmsgs

mkmsgs

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options

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string_file msg_file

Convert string_file (a list of text strings) into msg_file (the file whose format is readable by gettxt ). The created msg_file is also used by the commands exstr and srchtxt .

Options

-i locale

Create msg_file in directory:

/usr/lib/locale/

locale

/LC_MESSAGES

For example, if string_file is a collection of error messages in German, you might specify locale as german .

-o

Overwrite existing msg_file .