.TH INTLTOOL-EXTRACT 8 "2003-08-02" "intltool"

.SH NAME
intltool-extract \- generate header files which can be read by gettext

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B intltool-extract
.I "[options]..." SOURCE_FILE


.SH DESCRIPTION
.B intltool-extract
extracts strings in the specified XML/INI type \fISOURCE_FILE\fR and writes
them into a C header file. Then \fBxgettext\fR(1) can merge these strings
inside header file into po template.

.B intltool-extract
is usually not executed manually, but called from \fBintltool-update\fR(8)
instead.

.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-l\fR" 4
.PD 0
.IP "\fB\--local\fR" 4
.PD
Creates a subdirectory under current working directory (named "\fBtmp/\fR")
and writes files there. This option can't be used with \fB\--update\fR option.
.IP "\fB\--update\fR" 4
.PD
Writes header file into the same directory the source file is in. New file
name is the source file name appending ".h" extension. This option can't be
used with
.BR \-l / \--local
option. Besides, this option is the default option if neither \fB\--local\fR
nor \fB\--update\fR is specified.
.IP "\fB\--type\fR=\fITYPE\fR" 4
.PD
Specify the type of source file. Currently supported types are:
.br
"gettext/glade" (.glade, .glade2)
.br
"gettext/ini" (Generic INI file)
.br
"gettext/keys" (.keys)
.br
"gettext/rfc822deb" (RFC 822 format file)
.br
"gettext/quoted" (all strings within "")
.br
"gettext/schemas" (.schemas)
.br
"gettext/scheme" (.scm)
.br
"gettext/xml" (Generic XML file)
.IP "\fB\-v\fR" 4
.PD 0
.IP "\fB\--version\fR" 4
.PD
Show version information.
.IP "\fB\-h\fR" 4
.PD 0
.IP "\fB\--help\fR" 4
.PD
Show usage and basic help information.
.IP "\fB\-q\fR" 4
.PD 0
.IP "\fB\--quiet\fR" 4
.PD
Be quiet while running.

.SH REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to http://bugs.launchpad.net/intltool

.SH AUTHOR
Darin Adler <darin@bentspoon.com>
.br
Kenneth Christiansen <kenneth@gnu.org>
.br
Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@eazel.com>


.SH SEE ALSO
.BR intltoolize (8),
.BR intltool-prepare (8),
.BR intltool-merge (8),
.BR intltool-update (8),
.BR xgettext (1)