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---
syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# msgfmt
> Compile message catalog to binary format.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html#msgfmt-Invocation>.
- Compile a file to `messages.mo`:
`msgfmt {{file.po}}`
- Convert a `.po` file to a `.mo` file:
`msgfmt {{path/to/file.po}} {{[-o|--output-file]}} {{path/to/file.mo}}`
- Display help:
`msgfmt {{[-h|--help]}}`