SYNOPSIS

       msgcomm [OPTION] [INPUTFILE]...


DESCRIPTION

       Find messages which are common to two or more of the spec­
       ified PO files.  By using the --more-than option,  greater
       commonality  may be requested before messages are printed.
       Conversely, the --less-than option may be used to  specify
       less   commonality   before  messages  are  printed  (i.e.
       --less-than=2  will  only  print  the  unique   messages).
       Translations,  comments  and extract comments will be pre­
       served, but only from the first PO file  to  define  them.
       File positions from all PO files will be cumulated.

       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options  are mandatory for
       short options too.

   Input file location:
       INPUTFILE ...
              input files

       -f, --files-from=FILE
              get list of input files from FILE

       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

       If input file is -, standard input is read.

   Output file location:
       -o, --output-file=FILE
              write output to specified file

       The results are written to standard output  if  no  output
       file is specified or if it is -.

   Message selection:
       -<, --less-than=NUMBER
              print  messages  with  less  than this many defini­
              tions, defaults to infinite if not set

       ->, --more-than=NUMBER
              print messages with more  than  this  many  defini­
              tions, defaults to 1 if not set

       -u, --unique
              shorthand  for  --less-than=2,  requests  that only
              unique messages be printed

   Output details:
       -e, --no-escape
              do not use C escapes in output (default)
              generate '#: filename:line' lines (default)

       --strict
              write out strict Uniforum conforming .po file

       -w, --width=NUMBER
              set output page width

       --no-wrap
              do not break long message lines,  longer  than  the
              output page width, into several lines

       -s, --sort-output
              generate sorted output

       -F, --sort-by-file
              sort output by file location

       --omit-header
              don't write header with `msgid ""' entry

   Informative output:
       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit


AUTHOR

       Written by Peter Miller.


REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>.


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 1995-1998, 2000-2002 Free Software Foundation,
       Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi­
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for msgcomm is maintained as a Tex­
       info  manual.   If the info and msgcomm programs are prop­
       erly installed at your site, the command

              info msgcomm

       should give you access to the complete manual.




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