msgmerge

Merge two Uniforum style PO files

TLDR

Merge translations with template

$ msgmerge [old.po] [new.pot] -o [merged.po]

Update PO file in place

$ msgmerge -U [existing.po] [template.pot]

Merge without fuzzy matching

$ msgmerge -N [old.po] [new.pot] -o [merged.po]

Merge keeping previous msgids on fuzzy matches

$ msgmerge --previous [old.po] [new.pot] -o [merged.po]

Backup before update

$ msgmerge -U --backup=numbered [file.po] [template.pot]

Use a compendium of translations

$ msgmerge -C [compendium.po] [old.po] [new.pot] -o [merged.po]

Quiet mode

$ msgmerge -q [old.po] [new.pot] -o [merged.po]

SYNOPSIS

msgmerge [options] def.po ref.pot

msgmerge merges two Uniforum style .po files together. It is part of GNU gettext.The def.po file is an existing PO file with translations that will be taken over to the newly created file as long as they still match. The ref.pot file is the last created PO template file with up-to-date source references. Comments from def.po are preserved. When an exact match is not found, fuzzy matching is used to produce better results (unless -N is specified).

PARAMETERS

DEF.PO

Existing translations file.

REF.POT

Reference template file.

-o FILE

Output file.

-U, --update

Update def.po in place.

-N, --no-fuzzy-matching

Do not use fuzzy matching. Speeds up operation considerably.

--previous

Keep previous msgids of translated messages when adding fuzzy markers.

-C FILE, --compendium=FILE

Additional library of message translations. May be specified more than once.

--backup=CONTROL

Backup control for -U: none, numbered, existing, or simple.

--suffix=SUFFIX

Override the usual backup suffix.

-q, --quiet

Suppress progress indicators.

-v, --verbose

Increase verbosity level.

--no-wrap

Do not break long message lines.

-s, --sort-output

Generate sorted output.

-F, --sort-by-file

Sort output by file location.

CAVEATS

Part of gettext-tools package. Fuzzy matches are marked with a #, fuzzy comment and should be reviewed. The -U flag modifies the input file in place; use --backup to create backups before updating.

HISTORY

msgmerge is part of GNU gettext, essential for maintaining translation files across software updates.