SYNOPSIS

       msginit [OPTION]


DESCRIPTION

       Creates  a  new PO file, initializing the meta information
       with values from the user's environment.

       Mandatory arguments to  long  options  are  mandatory  for
       short options too.

   Input file location:
       -i, --input=INPUTFILE
              input POT file

       If  no  input  file  is  given,  the  current directory is
       searched for the POT file.  If it is -, standard input  is
       read.

   Output file location:
       -o, --output-file=FILE
              write output to specified PO file

       If  no  output  file  is given, it depends on the --locale
       option or the user's locale setting.   If  it  is  -,  the
       results are written to standard output.

   Output details:
       -l, --locale=LL_CC
              set target locale

       --no-translator
              assume the PO file is automatically generated

       -w, --width=NUMBER
              set output page width

       --no-wrap
              do  not  break  long message lines, longer than the
              output page width, into several lines

   Informative output:
       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit


AUTHOR

       Written by Bruno Haible.


REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.
       should give you access to the complete manual.



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