nly-obsolete&acute;</SAMP>
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Keep obsolete #~ messages, remove all other messages.

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<H3><A NAME="SEC119" HREF="gettext_toc.html#TOC119">7.8.4  Attribute manipulation</A></H3>

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Attributes are modified after the message selection/removal has been
performed.  If the <SAMP>`--only-file&acute;</SAMP> or <SAMP>`--ignore-file&acute;</SAMP> option is
specified, the attribute modification is applied only to those messages
that are listed in the <VAR>only-fi