msgcat

concatenates and merges gettext PO files

TLDR

Concatenate PO files

$ msgcat [file1.po] [file2.po] -o [combined.po]

Merge with unique messages

$ msgcat --use-first [file1.po] [file2.po] -o [output.po]

Sort messages

$ msgcat --sort-output [input.po] -o [sorted.po]

Remove duplicates

$ msgcat --unique [input.po] -o [output.po]

SYNOPSIS

msgcat [options] inputfile...

DESCRIPTION

msgcat concatenates and merges gettext PO files. Combines multiple translation files, handles duplicates, and normalizes output. Part of GNU gettext for managing internationalization catalogs.

PARAMETERS

-o file

Output file.

--use-first

Use first translation for duplicates.

--sort-output

Sort messages alphabetically.

--unique

Remove duplicate messages.

-t encoding

Output encoding.