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16.2.1 Editable Message Catalogs ¶

These file formats can be used with all of the msg* tools and with the xgettext program.

If you just want to convert among these formats, you can use the msgcat program (with the appropriate option) or the xgettext program.

• PO - Portable Object
• Java .properties
• NeXTstep/GNUstep .strings