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.TH lupdate 1 "18 October 2001" "Trolltech AS" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.\" Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Trolltech ASA. All rights reserved.
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.\" A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Trolltech reserves all rights not granted
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.\" herein.
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.SH NAME
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lupdate \- update TQt Linguist translation files
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B lupdate
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.RI "[ " options " ] " project-file
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.br
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.B lupdate
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.RI "[ " options " ] " source-files " -ts " ts-files
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This page documents the
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.B TQt Linguist Update
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tool for the TQt GUI toolkit.
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.B Lupdate
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reads a qmake/tmake project file (.pro file), finds the translatable
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strings in the specified source, header and interface files, and
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updates the translation files (.ts files) specified in it. The
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translation files are given to the translator who uses
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.B TQt Linguist
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to read the files and insert the translations.
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.PP
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The .ts file format is a simple human-readable XML format that can be
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used with version control systems if required.
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.PP
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.I "-help"
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Display the usage and exit.
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.TP
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.I "-noobsolete"
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Drop all obsolete strings.
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.TP
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.I "-verbose"
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Explain what is being done.
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.TP
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.I "-version"
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Display the version of
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.B lupdate
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and exit.
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.SH USAGE
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Here is an example .pro file that can be given to
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.B lupdate:
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.PP
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.in +4
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.nf
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HEADERS = funnydialog.h \\
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wackywidget.h
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SOURCES = funnydialog.cpp \\
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main.cpp \\
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wackywidget.cpp
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FORMS = fancybox.ui
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TRANSLATIONS = gnomovision_dk.ts \\
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gnomovision_fi.ts \\
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gnomovision_no.ts \\
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gnomovision_se.ts
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.fi
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.in -4
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.PP
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When running
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.B lupdate
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on this project file, the translatable strings in all the files
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listed in the HEADERS, SOURCES and FORMS entries will be put in
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the translation files listed in the TRANSLATIONS entry. Previous
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translations will be reused as far as possible, and translated
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strings that have vanished from the source files are marked obsolete.
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.PP
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.B Lupdate
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can also be invoked with a list of C++ source files, .ui files
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and .ts files:
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.PP
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.in +4
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.nf
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lupdate *.cpp *.h *.ui -ts gnomovision_dk.ts
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.fi
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.in -4
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR lrelease (1)
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and
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.BR http://doc.trolltech.com/i18n.html
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