MSGCVT(1) User Commands MSGCVT(1)

NAME

msgcvt - convert message file to and from HTML

SYNOPSIS

msgcvt [-hmr]

DESCRIPTION

msgcvt reads a gencat(1) format file on the standard input and
converts it to HTML on the standard output. The input file must
contain the control statement $quote " and use the " character to
quote message text. The output is in a form suitable for automatic
translation by web sites such as http://babelfish.altavista.com.

OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

-h
--html
Generate HTML from gencat(1) input.

This is the default.


-m
--msg
Generate a gencat(1) message file from (presumably
translated) HTML. Wide characters are UTF-8 encoded.


-r
--raw
The message file is raw message text, one message per line,
with no quoting or line numbering.

EXIT STATUS

0
Successful completion.


>0
One or more specified jobs does not exist.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Generating a gencat Message Catalog File

The following example generates a gencat(1) message catalog file from
an HTML file:


example% cat example.html | msgcvt -m > examplecat

AUTHORS

Glenn Fowler, gsf@research.att.com

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Volatile |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

gencat(1), msgcc(1), msggen(1), attributes(7)

October 9, 2007 MSGCVT(1)