mkmsgs

mkmsgs [options ] 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 .