# msguniq

## NAME



           msguniq - unify duplicate translations in message catalog
    


## SYNOPSIS



           **msguniq**[_OPTION_] [_INPUTFILE_]
    


## DESCRIPTION



           Unifies duplicate translations in a translation catalog.  Finds
           duplicate translations of the same message ID.  Such duplicates
           are invalid input for other programs like msgfmt, msgmerge or
           msgcat.  By default, duplicates are merged together.  When using
           the **--repeated** option, only duplicates are output, and all other
           messages are discarded.  Comments and extracted comments will be
           cumulated, except that if **--use-first** is specified, they will be
           taken from the first translation.  File positions will be
           cumulated.  When using the **--unique** option, duplicates are
           discarded.
    
           Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
           options too.
    
       **Input file location:**
           INPUTFILE
                  input PO file
    
           **-D** , **--directory** =_DIRECTORY_
                  add DIRECTORY to list for input files search
    
           If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
    
       **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 -.
    
       **Message selection:**
           **-d** , **--repeated**
                  print only duplicates
    
           **-u** , **--unique**
                  print only unique messages, discard duplicates
    
       **Input file syntax:**
           **-P** , **--properties-input**
                  input file is in Java .properties syntax
    
           **--stringtable-input**
                  input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax
    
       **Output details:**
           **-t** , **--to-code** =_NAME_
                  encoding for output
    
           **--use-first**
                  use first available translation for each message, don't
                  merge several translations
    
           **--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 the .po file using indented style
    
           **--no-location**
                  do not write '#: filename:line' lines
    
           **-n** , **--add-location**
                  generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)
    
           **--strict**
                  write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file
    
           **-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
    
           **-F** , **--sort-by-file**
                  sort output by file location
    
       **Informative output:**
           **-h** , **--help**
                  display this help and exit
    
           **-V** , **--version**
                  output version information and exit
    


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