Read the names of the input files from @var{file} instead of getting
them from the command line.
+Often @var{file} is a temporary file, generated during the build process.
+In this case, you should also pass the @code{--generated=@var{file}} option.
+
@item -D @var{directory}
@itemx --directory=@var{directory}
@opindex -D@r{, @code{xgettext} option}
an influence on the @samp{POT-Creation-Date} field in the output.
When you specify this option,
-you should also specify one or @code{--reference} options,
+you should also specify one or more @code{--reference} options,
to indicate the files from which the given @var{file} was generated.
@item --reference=@var{file}