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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# msginit
> Generate language specific translation files based on Portable Object Templates.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/msginit-Invocation.html>.
- Generate Portable Object files in system locale from `messages.pot`:
`msginit`
- Define locale to generate from a specific template:
`msginit {{[-l|--locale]}} {{locale}} {{[-i|--input]}} {{path/to/messages.pot}}`
- Display help:
`msginit {{[-h|--help]}}`