INTLTOOL-EXTRACT

Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: 2003-08-02
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NAME

intltool-extract - generate header files which can be read by gettext

 

SYNOPSIS

intltool-extract [options]... SOURCE_FILE

 

DESCRIPTION

intltool-extract extracts strings in the specified XML/INI type SOURCE_FILE and writes them into a C header file. Then xgettext(1) can merge these strings inside header file into po template.

intltool-extract is usually not executed manually, but called from intltool-update(8) instead.

 

OPTIONS

-l
--local
Creates a subdirectory under current working directory (named "tmp/") and writes files there. This option can't be used with --update option.
--update
Writes header file into the same directory the source file is in. New file name is the source file name appending ".h" extension. This option can't be used with -l/--local option. Besides, this option is the default option if neither --local nor --update is specified.
--type=TYPE
Specify the type of source file. Currently supported types are:
"gettext/glade" (.glade, .glade2)
"gettext/gsettings" (.gschema.xml)
"gettext/ini" (Generic INI file)
"gettext/keys" (.keys)
"gettext/rfc822deb" (RFC 822 format file)
"gettext/quoted" (all strings within "")
"gettext/schemas" (.schemas)
"gettext/scheme" (.scm)
"gettext/xml" (Generic XML file)
"gettext/qtdesigner" (Qt Designer .ui files)
-v
--version
Show version information.
-h
--help
Show usage and basic help information.
-q
--quiet
Be quiet while running.

 

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to http://bugs.launchpad.net/intltool

 

AUTHOR

Darin Adler <darin@bentspoon.com>
Kenneth Christiansen <kenneth@gnu.org>
Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@eazel.com>

 

SEE ALSO

intltoolize(8), intltool-prepare(8), intltool-merge(8), intltool-update(8), xgettext(1)


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
REPORTING BUGS
AUTHOR
SEE ALSO