NAME¶

intltool-extract - generate header files which can be read by gettext

SYNOPSIS¶

intltool-extract [options]... SOURCE_FILE

DESCRIPTION¶

intltool-extract extracts strings in the specified XML/INI type SOURCE_FILE and writes them into a C header file. Then xgettext(1) can merge these strings inside header file into po template.

intltool-extract is usually not executed manually, but called from intltool-update(8) instead.

OPTIONS¶

-l

--local

Creates a subdirectory under current working directory (named "tmp/") and writes files there. This option can't be used with --update option.

--update

Writes header file into the same directory the source file is in. New file name is the source file name appending ".h" extension. This option can't be used with -l/--local option. Besides, this option is the default option if neither --local nor --update is specified.

--type=TYPE

Specify the type of source file. Currently supported types are:
"gettext/glade" (.glade, .glade2)
"gettext/ini" (Generic INI file)
"gettext/keys" (.keys)
"gettext/rfc822deb" (RFC 822 format file)
"gettext/quoted" (all strings within "")
"gettext/schemas" (.schemas)
"gettext/scheme" (.scm)
"gettext/xml" (Generic XML file)

-v

--version

Show version information.

-h

--help

Show usage and basic help information.

-q

--quiet

Be quiet while running.

REPORTING BUGS¶

Report bugs to http://bugs.launchpad.net/intltool

AUTHOR¶

Darin Adler <darin@bentspoon.com>
Kenneth Christiansen <kenneth@gnu.org>
Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@eazel.com>

SEE ALSO¶

intltoolize(8), intltool-prepare(8), intltool-merge(8), intltool-update(8), xgettext(1)