pofilter
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.
SEE ALSO
msgfmt(1), pomerge(1), pocount(1), translate-toolkit(1)
