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 to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:  GNU  GPL
       version 3 or later <http://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 msgcmp

       should give you access to the complete manual.