| MSGPRE(1) | User Commands | MSGPRE(1) |
msgpre - pretranslate a message catalog
msgpre [OPTION...]
Pretranslates a translation catalog.
Warning: The pretranslations might not be what you expect. They might be of the wrong form, be of poor quality, or reflect some biases.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.
The results are written to standard output if no output file is specified or if it is -.
Written by Bruno Haible.
Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
Copyright © 2001-2026 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.
The full documentation for msgpre is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and msgpre programs are properly installed at your site, the command
should give you access to the complete manual.
| January 2026 | GNU gettext-tools 1.0 |