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NAME
       msgpre - pretranslate a message catalog

SYNOPSIS
       msgpre [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION
       Pretranslates a translation catalog.

       Warning: The pretranslations might not be what you expect.  They might
       be of the wrong form, be of poor quality, or reflect some biases.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
       too.

   Input file location:
       -i, --input=INPUTFILE
              input PO file

       -D, --directory=DIRECTORY
              add DIRECTORY to list for input files search

       If no input file is given or if it is -, standard input is read.

   Output file location:
       -o, --output-file=FILE
              write output to specified file

       The results are written to standard output if no output file is
       specified or if it is -.

   Message selection:
       --keep-fuzzy
              Keep fuzzy messages unmodified.  Pretranslate only untranslated
              messages.

   Large Language Model (LLM) options:
       --species=TYPE
              Specifies the type of LLM.  The default and only valid value is
              'ollama'.

       --url=URL
              Specifies the URL of the server that runs the LLM.

       -m, --model=MODEL
              Specifies the model to use.

       --prompt=TEXT
              Specifies the prompt to use before standard input.

       --postprocess=COMMAND
              Specifies a command to post-process the output.

   Input file syntax:
       -P, --properties-input
              input file is in Java .properties syntax

       --stringtable-input
              input file is in NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings syntax

   Output details:
       --color
              use colors and other text attributes always

       --color=WHEN
              use colors and other text attributes if WHEN.  WHEN may be
              'always', 'never', 'auto', or 'html'.

       --style=STYLEFILE
              specify CSS style rule file for --color

       --force-po
              write PO file even if empty

       --indent
              indented output style

       --no-location
              suppress '#: filename:line' lines

       -n, --add-location
              preserve '#: filename:line' lines (default)

       --strict
              strict Uniforum output style

       -p, --properties-output
              write out a Java .properties file

       --stringtable-output
              write out a NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings file

       -w, --width=NUMBER
              set output page width

       --no-wrap
              do not break long message lines, longer than the output page
              width, into several lines

       -s, --sort-output
              generate sorted output

       -F, --sort-by-file
              sort output by file location

   Informative output:
       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit

       -q, --quiet, --silent
              suppress progress indicators

AUTHOR
       Written by Bruno Haible.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs in the bug tracker at
       <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to
       <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2001-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:
       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for msgpre is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and msgpre programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

              info msgpre

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU gettext-tools 1.0            January 2026                        MSGPRE(1)