po4a-updatepo

Update a PO file according to the modification of its origin file

$ po4a-updatepo --format [text] --master [path/to/master.txt] --po [path/to/result.po]

$ po4a-updatepo --help-format

$ po4a-updatepo --format [text] --master [path/to/master.txt] --po [path/to/po1.po] --po [path/to/po2.po]

po4a-updatepo [options] -f format -m master -p po [-p po2 ...]

po4a-updatepo updates the translation PO files when the original master document changes. It extracts translatable strings from the current master document and merges them with existing translations, marking obsolete, fuzzy, and new strings appropriately.
The tool is part of the po4a (PO for anything) suite, which facilitates documentation translation using the gettext methodology. When the source document is modified, translators use this tool to synchronize their PO files and see which translations need updating.

-f, --format _format_

Format of the master document (text, pod, man, sgml, xml, etc.)

Path to the master (original) document

Path to the PO file to update (can be specified multiple times)

List available document formats

Character set of the master document

Keep previous msgid strings in PO file for reference

Don't add deprecation comments

Running this tool modifies the PO file in place. Backup your PO files before running if needed. Strings that changed slightly will be marked fuzzy and require translator review. The master document format must match the original format used to create the PO file.

po4a(1), po4a-gettextize(1), po4a-translate(1), msgmerge(1)