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NAME         top

       msgcomm - match two message catalogs

SYNOPSIS         top

       msgcomm [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...

DESCRIPTION         top

       Find messages which are common to two or more of the specified PO
       files.  By using the --more-than option, greater commonality may
       be requested before messages are printed.  Conversely, the
       --less-than option may be used to specify less commonality before
       messages are printed (i.e.  --less-than=2 will only print the
       unique messages).  Translations, comments and extracted comments
       will be preserved, but only from the first PO file to define
       them.  File positions from all PO files will be cumulated.

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

   Input file location:
       INPUTFILE ...
              input files

       -f, --files-from=FILE
              get list of input files from FILE

       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

       If input file 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:
       -<, --less-than=NUMBER
              print messages with less than this many definitions,
              defaults to infinite if not set

       ->, --more-than=NUMBER
              print messages with more than this many definitions,
              defaults to 1 if not set

       -u, --unique
              shorthand for --less-than=2, requests that only unique
              messages be printed

   Input file syntax:
       -P, --properties-input
              input files are in Java .properties syntax

       --stringtable-input
              input files are in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

   Output details:
       --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

       --omit-header
              don't write header with 'msgid ""' entry

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

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR         top

       Written by Peter Miller.

REPORTING BUGS         top

       Report bugs in the bug tracker at
       <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to
       <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT         top

       Copyright © 1995-2023 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         top

       The full documentation for msgcomm is maintained as a Texinfo
       manual.  If the info and msgcomm programs are properly installed
       at your site, the command

              info msgcomm

       should give you access to the complete manual.

COLOPHON         top

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