omments will be cumulated, except that if <SAMP>`--use-first&acute;</SAMP> is
specified, they will be taken from the first translation.  File positions
will be cumulated.  When using the <SAMP>`--unique&acute;</SAMP> option, duplicates are
discarded.

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<H3><A NAME="SEC97" HREF="gettext_toc.html#TOC97">7.5.1  Input file location</A></H3>

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<DT><SAMP>`<VAR>inputfile</VAR>&acute;</SAMP>
<DD>
Input PO file.

<DT><SAMP>`-D <VAR>directory</VAR>&acute;</SAMP>
<DD>
<DT><SAMP>`--directory=<VAR>dir