MSGMERGE(1) MSGMERGE(1) (NAME) msgmerge - (SYNOPSIS) msgmerge [] def.po ref.pot (DESCRIPTION) .po Uniforum . def.po PO () . ref.pot PO PO ( xgettext) (dot comments) . (fuzzy matching) . . : def.po ref.pot -D, --directory=DIRECTORY DIRECTORY -C, --compendium=FILE : -U, --update def.po def.po : -o, --output-file=FILE - . (update): def.po . --backup=CONTROL def.po --suffix=SUFFIX --backup VERSION_CONTROL . : none, off ( --backup ) numbered, t existing, nil simple, never '~' --suffix SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX . : -m, --multi-domain ref.pot def.po --for-msgfmt 'msgfmt' -N, --no-fuzzy-matching --previous msgid : -P, --properties-input .properties --stringtable-input .strings NeXTstep/GNUstep : --lang=CATALOGNAME 'Language' --color --color=WHEN WHEN. WHEN 'always' 'never' 'auto' 'html' . --style=STYLEFILE (style rule) --color -e, --no-escape C () -E, --escape C --force-po PO -i, --indent (indent) --no-location '#: filename:line' -n, --add-location '#: filename:line' () --strict Uniforum -p, --properties-output .properties --stringtable-output .strings NeXTstep/GNUstep -w, --width=NUMBER --no-wrap ( ) -s, --sort-output () -F, --sort-by-file : -h, --help -V, --version -v, --verbose (verbosity) -q, --quiet, --silent (AUTHOR) Peter Miller Bruno Haible. (REPORTING BUGS) . (COPYRIGHT) (C) 1995-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. GPLv3+: GPL : . . (SEE ALSO) msgmerge Texinfo . info msgmerge info msgmerge . GNU gettext-tools 1.0 January 2026 MSGMERGE(1)