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translations:msgmerge [2011/10/31 22:21] – Rework this page, it looks clumsy -- introduce option msgmerge -U to avoid redirection miketranslations:msgmerge [2026/09/09 05:21] (current) – add back-link to wiki translations page kevinbowen
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 ====== Merge PO files ====== ====== Merge PO files ======
 The command line tool ''msgmerge'' is used to merge translated strings from two PO files into one. It is really easy to use, here is a generic example: The command line tool ''msgmerge'' is used to merge translated strings from two PO files into one. It is really easy to use, here is a generic example:
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 It is possible to merge strings by bypassing the redirection with the following options: It is possible to merge strings by bypassing the redirection with the following options:
  
-  msgmerge --backup=none -U your-po-file reference-po-file+  msgmerge --backup=none -U your-po-file reference-po-or-pot-file
  
 This has the same effect, except the output is directly written inside ''your-po-file''. This has the same effect, except the output is directly written inside ''your-po-file''.
  
-You can use a POT file as reference po file in order to sync your current translations with new and suppressed messages.+You can use a POT file as reference PO file in order to sync your current translations with new and suppressed messages. 
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 ===== Merge between stable and development branch ===== ===== Merge between stable and development branch =====
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   msgmerge Thunar-xfce-4-8.nl.po Thunar-master.nl.po > NEW-Thunar-master.nl.po   msgmerge Thunar-xfce-4-8.nl.po Thunar-master.nl.po > NEW-Thunar-master.nl.po
  
-Then delete both "Thunar-xfce-4-8.nl.po" (you don't need it anymore) and "Thunar-master.nl.po" (you don't want a name conflict in the next step).+Then delete both ''Thunar-xfce-4-8.nl.po'' (you don't need it anymore) and ''Thunar-master.nl.po'' (you don't want a name conflict in the next step). 
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 +Upload ''NEW-Thunar-master.nl.po'' in Transifex.
  
-Upload "NEW-Thunar-master.nl.po" in Transifex.+---- 
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