po-fetch(1) — Linux manual page

PO-FETCH(1)                   User Commands                   PO-FETCH(1)

NAME         top

       po-fetch - fetches a set of PO files from a translation project's
       site

SYNOPSIS         top

       po-fetch [OPTION...] TP DOMAIN

       po-fetch [OPTION...] Weblate BASE-URL PROJECT COMPONENT

       po-fetch [OPTION...] git BASE-URL BRANCH SUBDIR

DESCRIPTION         top

       Fetches a set of PO files, produced by translators, from a
       translation project's site on the internet, and updates the
       LINGUAS file accordingly.

       The first argument indicates the kind of translation project:

       TP     denotes the Translation Project (translationproject.org).

       Weblate
              denotes a Weblate instance.

       git    denotes a web front-end to a git repository (such as a
              gitweb instance, a cgit instance, or a GitLab or GitHub or
              Forgejo instance).

OPTIONS         top

       --git  Make changes in the git index, to prepare for a git commit.

       Output files location:

       The PO files and the LINGUAS file are stored in the current
       directory.

       Informative output:

       --help Show this help text.

       --version
              Show version and authorship information.

AUTHOR         top

       Written by Bruno Haible.

REPORTING BUGS         top

       Report bugs in the bug tracker at
       <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to
       <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT         top

       Copyright © 2002-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License
       GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
       <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO         top

       The full documentation for po-fetch is maintained as a Texinfo
       manual.  If the info and po-fetch programs are properly installed
       at your site, the command

              info po-fetch

       should give you access to the complete manual.

COLOPHON         top

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GNU gettext-tools 1.0          January 2026                   PO-FETCH(1)

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