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.TH MKMSGS 1 "Jul 26, 1994"
.SH NAME
mkmsgs \- create message files for use by gettxt
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBmkmsgs\fR [\fB-o\fR] [\fB-i\fR \fIlocale\fR] \fIinputstrings\fR \fImsgfile\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBmkmsgs\fR utility is used to create a file of text strings that can be
accessed using the text retrieval tools (see \fBgettxt\fR(1), \fBsrchtxt\fR(1),
\fBexstr\fR(1), and \fBgettxt\fR(3C)). It will take as input a file of text
strings for a particular geographic locale (see \fBsetlocale\fR(3C)) and create
a file of text strings in a format that can be retrieved by both
\fBgettxt\fR(1) and \fBgettxt\fR(3C). By using the \fB-i\fR option, you can
install the created file under the
\fB/usr/lib/\fIlocale\fR/\fR\fIlocale\fR/\fBLC_MESSAGES\fR  directory
(\fBlocale\fR corresponds to the language in which the text strings are
written).
.sp
.LP
\fIinputstrings\fR is the name of the file that contains the original text
strings. \fImsgfile\fR is the name of the output file where \fBmkmsgs\fR writes
the strings in a format that is readable by \fBgettxt\fR(1) and
\fBgettxt\fR(3C). The name of \fImsgfile\fR can be up to 14 characters in
length, but may not contain either \e\fB0\fR (null) or the \fBASCII\fR code for
\fB/\fR (slash) or \fB:\fR (colon).
.sp
.LP
The input file contains a set of text strings for the particular geographic
locale. Text strings are separated by a newline character. Nongraphic
characters must be represented as alphabetic escape sequences. Messages are
transformed and copied sequentially from \fIinputstrings\fR to \fImsgfile\fR.
To generate an empty message in \fImsgfile\fR, leave an empty line at the
correct place in \fIinputstrings\fR.
.sp
.LP
Strings can be changed simply by editing the file \fIinputstrings\fR. New
strings must be added only at the end of the file; then a new \fImsgfile\fR
file must be created and installed in the correct place. If this procedure is
not followed, the retrieval function will retrieve the wrong string and
software compatibility will be broken.
.SH OPTIONS
.sp
.LP
The following options are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-o\fR \fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Overwrite \fImsgfile\fR, if it exists.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-i\fR\fI locale\fR \fR
.ad
.RS 14n
Install \fImsgfile\fR in the
\fB/usr/lib/\fIlocale\fR/\fR\fIlocale\fR/\fBLC_MESSAGES\fR  directory. Only
someone who is super user or a member of group \fBbin\fR can create or
overwrite files in this directory. Directories under
\fB/usr/lib/\fIlocale\fR\fR will be created if they do not exist.
.RE

.SH EXAMPLES
.LP
\fBExample 1 \fRUsing the \fBmkmsgs\fR command.
.sp
.LP
The following example shows an input message source file \fBC.str\fR:

.sp
.in +2
.nf
File %s:\et cannot be opened\en
%s: Bad directory\en
	.
	.
	.
write error\en
	.
	.
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.LP
\fBExample 2 \fRUsing Input Strings From \fBC.str\fR to Create Text Strings in
a File
.sp
.LP
The following command uses the input strings from \fBC.str\fR to create text
strings in the appropriate format in the file \fB\fR\fBUX\fR in the current
directory:

.sp
.in +2
.nf
example% mkmsgs C.str UX
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.LP
\fBExample 3 \fRUsing Input Strings From \fBFR.str\fR to Create Text Strings in
a File
.sp
.LP
The following command uses the input strings from \fBFR.str\fR to create text
strings in the appropriate format in the file \fBUX\fR in the directory
/usr/lib/locale/fr/\fBLC_MESSAGES\fR:

.sp
.in +2
.nf
example% mkmsgs -i fr FR.str UX
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.sp
.LP
These text strings would be accessed if you had set the environment variable
\fBLC_MESSAGES\fR=fr and then invoked one of the text retrieval tools listed at
the beginning of the \fBDESCRIPTION\fR section.

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/locale/\fR\fBlocale\fR\fB/\fR\fBLC_MESSAGES\fR\fB/*  \fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
message files created by \fBmkmsgs\fR
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR exstr (1),
.BR gettxt (1),
.BR srchtxt (1),
.BR gettxt (3C),
.BR setlocale (3C),
.BR attributes (7)