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.IX Title "LUPDATE 1"
.TH LUPDATE 1 "2019-07-27" "Katie 4.9.0" "Katie Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
lupdate \- part of Katie's Linguist tool chain
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
lupdate [options] [source\-file|path|@lst\-file] ... \-ts ts\-files|@lst\-file
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
lupdate extracts translatable messages from Qt \s-1UI\s0 files, \*(C+ and
JavaScript/QtScript source code. Extracted messages are stored in textual
translation source files (typically Qt \s-1TS XML\s0). New and modified messages can
be merged into existing \s-1TS\s0 files.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.Vb 4
\&    \-h
\&    \-help  Display this information and exit.
\&    \-no\-obsolete
\&           Drop all obsolete strings.
\&
\&    \-extensions <ext>[,<ext>]...
\&           Process files with the given extensions only.
\&           The extension list must be separated with commas, not with whitespace.
\&           Default: \*(Aqui,c,c++,cc,cpp,cxx,ch,h,h++,hh,hpp,hxx,js,qs,qml\*(Aq.
\&
\&    \-pluralonly
\&           Only include plural form messages.
\&
\&    \-silent
\&           Do not explain what is being done.
\&
\&    \-no\-sort
\&           Do not sort contexts in TS files.
\&
\&    \-no\-recursive
\&           Do not recursively scan the following directories.
\&
\&    \-recursive
\&           Recursively scan the following directories (default).
\&
\&    \-I <includepath> or \-I<includepath>
\&           Additional location to look for include files.
\&           May be specified multiple times.
\&
\&    \-locations {absolute|relative|none}
\&           Specify/override how source code references are saved in TS files.
\&           Default is absolute.
\&    \-no\-ui\-lines
\&           Do not record line numbers in references to UI files.
\&
\&    \-disable\-heuristic {sametext|similartext|number}
\&           Disable the named merge heuristic. Can be specified multiple times.
\&
\&    \-source\-language <language>[_<region>]
\&           Specify the language of the source strings for new files.
\&           Defaults to POSIX if not specified.
\&
\&    \-target\-language <language>[_<region>]
\&           Specify the language of the translations for new files.
\&           Guessed from the file name if not specified.
\&
\&    \-ts <ts\-file>...
\&           Specify the output file(s). This will override the TRANSLATIONS
\&           and nullify the CODECFORTR from possibly specified project files.
\&
\&    \-codecfortr <codec>
\&           Specify the codec assumed for tr() calls. Effective only with \-ts.
\&
\&    \-version
\&           Display the version of lupdate and exit.
\&
\&    @lst\-file
\&           Read additional file names (one per line) from lst\-file.
.Ve
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.IX Header "EXIT STATUS"
lupdate returns 0 on success and other on unexcepted failure.
.SH "AUTHORS"
.IX Header "AUTHORS"
The Qt Company Ltd.
.PP
Copyright (C) 2015 The Qt Company Ltd.
Copyright (C) 2016\-2019 Ivailo Monev
.PP
Licensed through \s-1GNU\s0 Lesser General Public License/GNU General Public License.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fIlconvert\fR\|(1) \fIlrelease\fR\|(1)