msgcmp(1) User Commands msgcmp(1)
NAME
msgcmp - compare message catalog and template
SYNOPSIS
msgcmp [OPTION] def.po ref.pot
DESCRIPTION
Compare two Uniforum style .po files to check that both contain the
same set of msgid strings. The def.po file is an existing PO file with
the translations. The ref.pot file is the last created PO file, or a
PO Template file (generally created by xgettext). This is useful for
checking that you have translated each and every message in your
program. Where an exact match cannot be found, fuzzy matching is used
to produce better diagnostics.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
too.
Input file location:
def.po translations
ref.pot
references to the sources
-D, --directory=DIRECTORY
add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
Operation modifiers:
-m, --multi-domain
apply ref.pot to each of the domains in def.po
-N, --no-fuzzy-matching
do not use fuzzy matching
--use-fuzzy
consider fuzzy entries
--use-untranslated
consider untranslated entries
Input file syntax:
-P, --properties-input
input files are in Java .properties syntax
--stringtable-input
input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
Informative output:
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
output version information and exit
AUTHOR
Written by Peter Miller.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs in the bug tracker at
<https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to
<bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1995-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://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 msgcmp is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the info and msgcmp programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info autopoint
should give you access to the complete manual.
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