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.