# GETTEXTIZE

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
AUTHOR
REPORTING BUGS
COPYRIGHT
SEE ALSO

## NAME

gettextize - install or upgrade gettext infrastructure

## SYNOPSIS

gettextize [OPTION]... [package-dir]

## DESCRIPTION

Prepares a source package to use gettext.

## OPTIONS

| --help |  | print this help and exit |

--version

print version information and exit

-f, --force

force writing of new files even if old exist

--po-dir=DIR

specify directory with PO files

--no-changelog

don’t update or create ChangeLog files

--symlink

make symbolic links instead of copying files

-n, --dry-run

print modifications but don’t perform them

## AUTHOR

Written by Ulrich Drepper

## 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 © 1995-2024 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 gettextize is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and gettextize programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info gettextize

should give you access to the complete manual.