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mkmsgs(1)							     mkmsgs(1)

NAME
       mkmsgs - create message files for use by gettxt()

SYNOPSIS
       locale] textfile msgfile

DESCRIPTION
       The  command takes as input a file of localized text strings and gener‐
       ates a message file that can be accessed	 by  the  gettxt(3C)  routine.
       textfile	 is the name of the file that contains the text strings.  msg‐
       file is the name of the output message file.  appends the suffix to the
       message file name.  The combined length of the file name should be less
       than 14 bytes for short file name file system.  The msgfile file should
       not contain a colon since it will confuse the formatting routines.

       The  textfile  file  contains  the  localized  text  strings.  The text
       strings are separated by a newline character.   The  text  strings  are
       processed  sequentially	and  copied  to	 the msgfile message file.  An
       empty line in the input results in a corresponding empty message	 writ‐
       ten to the msgfile message file.

   Options
       The command supports the following options:

	      Overwrite the  msgfile message file if it exists.

	      The	     msgfile  message file is installed in the system-
			     wide localization directory corresponding to  the
			     specified locale.	Only a user with the appropri‐
			     ate privileges can create or overwrite  the  mes‐
			     sage  file in that directory.  The directory will
			     be created if it does not exist.

EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
   Environment Variables
       determines the interpretation of messages as single-  and/or  multibyte
       characters.

       Messages	 are  issued  in if it is set to a valid language and messages
       are available.  Otherwise "C" locale messages are issued.

       If is not specified in the environment or is set to the	empty  string,
       the  value  of is used as a default for each unspecified or empty vari‐
       able.  If is not specified or is set to the empty string, a default  of
       "C"  (see lang(5)) is used instead of If any internationalization vari‐
       able contains an invalid setting, behaves as if	all  internationaliza‐
       tion variables are set to "C".  See environ(5).

   International Code Set Support
       Single- and multibyte character code sets are supported.

EXAMPLES
       The following example shows the format of the input text strings:

WARNINGS
       is  provided  for  SVID3 compatibility only.  The user is encouraged to
       use the NLS mechanism developed by HP and the X/Open Company, Ltd.

SEE ALSO
       gencat(1), gettxt(3C), setlocale(3C).

STANDARDS COMPLIANCE
								     mkmsgs(1)

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