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.TH intltool-prepare 1 "3 Apr 2003" "SunOS 5.11" "User Commands"
.SH "NAME"
intltool-prepare \- update \fBpot\fR files and merge the \fBpot\fR
files with translation (\fBpo\fR) files
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
\fBintltool-prepare\fR [-\fB-help\fR] [-\fB-verbose\fR] [-\fB-version\fR] \fIkeyword\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBintltool-prepare\fR opens the source files and header files that
are specified in the \fBpo/POTFILES\fR files, to search for
strings that have been marked for translation, and updates the \fB\&.pot\fR files\&. \fBintltool-prepare\fR then merges the \fB\&.pot\fR files with the translation (\fB\&.po\fR) files\&. 
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The following options are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fB-help\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Show usage and basic help information\&. You can also use -\fBH\fR to specify this option\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fB-verbose\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Provide
additional feedback\&. You can also use -\fBX\fR to specify this option\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fB-version\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Show version
information\&. You can also use -\fBV\fR to specify this option\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.SH "OPERANDS"
.PP
The following operands are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB\fB\fIkeyword\fR\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Specifies an extra key,
in addition to Name, Comment, and description\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
\fBExample 1: Updating the \&.pot File in the po Directory
and Merging the \&.pot File With the \&.po Files in That Directory\fR
.PP
.PP
.nf
example% \fBcd \&./po
intltool-prepare \fR
\f(CWWorking, please wait\&.\&.\&.
Finding interesting files\&.\&.\&.done\fR
.fi
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.PP
The following exit values are returned:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB\fB0\fR\fR
.in +9n
.rt
Application exited successfully
.sp
.sp 1
.in -9n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB\fB>0\fR\fR
.in +9n
.rt
Application
exited with failure
.sp
.sp 1
.in -9n
.SH "FILES"
.PP
The following files are used by this application:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB\fB/usr/bin/intltool-prepare\fR \fR
.in +32n
.rt
The command-line executable for the application\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -32n
.SH "ATTRIBUTES"
.PP
See \fBattributes\fR(5)
for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp
.TS
tab() allbox;
cw(2.750000i)| cw(2.750000i)
lw(2.750000i)| lw(2.750000i).
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availabilitydeveloper/gnome/gettext
Interface stabilityVolatile
.TE
.sp
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBintltool-extract\fR(1), \fBintltool-merge\fR(1), \fBintltool-unicodify\fR(1), \fBintltool-update\fR(1), \fBintltoolize\fR(1)
.SH "NOTES"
.PP
For more information, see the \fBI18N-HOWTO\fR file,
which is provided with the \fBintltool\fR source code\&.
.PP
Updated by Damien Donlon, Sun Microsystems Inc\&., 2003\&. Written by Darin
Adler, Kenneth Christiansen, Maciej Stachowiak\&.
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