pofilter
Filter PO files for translation errors
TLDR
Check for common errors
$ pofilter -t [check] [input.po] [output.po]
List available checks$ pofilter --list
Check accelerators$ pofilter -t accelerators [input.po] [output.po]
Check printf format$ pofilter -t printf [input.po] [output.po]
Multiple checks$ pofilter -t escapes -t variables [input.po] [output.po]
SYNOPSIS
pofilter [options] input output
DESCRIPTION
pofilter filters PO files to find translation errors. It checks for common issues like missing variables, inconsistent punctuation, and encoding problems.Part of the Translate Toolkit.
PARAMETERS
-t, --test test
Test to run.-l, --language lang
Target language.--excludefilter filter
Exclude specific test.--list
List available tests.-i, --input path
Input file or directory.-o, --output path
Output file or directory.
EXAMPLES
$ # List all available checks
pofilter --list
# Check for variables
pofilter -t variables translations.po errors.po
# Check escapes and printf
pofilter -t escapes -t printf input.po output.po
# Exclude specific check
pofilter --excludefilter=blank input.po output.po
# Process directory
pofilter -t all locale/ errors/
pofilter --list
# Check for variables
pofilter -t variables translations.po errors.po
# Check escapes and printf
pofilter -t escapes -t printf input.po output.po
# Exclude specific check
pofilter --excludefilter=blank input.po output.po
# Process directory
pofilter -t all locale/ errors/
COMMON CHECKS
$ variables - Check variable placeholders
printf - Check printf format strings
accelerators - Check keyboard accelerators
escapes - Check escape sequences
newlines - Check newline consistency
printf - Check printf format strings
accelerators - Check keyboard accelerators
escapes - Check escape sequences
newlines - Check newline consistency
CAVEATS
Output contains only problematic entries. Part of Translate Toolkit.
HISTORY
pofilter is part of the Translate Toolkit developed by Translate House for translation quality assurance.
