pocompile(1)

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version 3.19.5 · 9 versions
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💅 pocompile — bestie edition

okay so pocompile is a manual page from the Translate Toolkit era (version 3.19.5, she's iconic) and she's here to help you squash all your translation files into one tidy little machine-readable blob. pull up a chair, we're doing this together 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

pocompile — compile XLIFF and Gettext PO localization files into Gettext MO (Machine Object) files.

like… it takes your cute human-ish translation files and turns them into the .mo files that programs actually read at runtime. it's giving ✨glow up✨ but for file formats 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

pocompile [--version] [-h|--help] [--manpage] [--progress PROGRESS]
[--errorlevel ERRORLEVEL] [-i|--input] INPUT [-x|--exclude EXCLUDE]
[-o|--output] OUTPUT [-S|--timestamp] [--fuzzy] [--nofuzzy]

that's the whole vibe right there. every flag, every placeholder, no cap 🎀

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

want examples? want usage instructions? want the whole lore? she's online, bestie:

http://docs.translatehouse.org/projects/translate-toolkit/en/latest/commands/pocompile.html
no fr, go read it, it's literally right there and it has the examples 🙈

🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

one bullet per flag, because we do NOT skip the boring parts, we simply make them cute 💜

  • --version — show the program's version number and then dip (exit). 👑
  • -h/--help — show this help message and exit. your girl is helpful like that 💅
  • --manpage — output a manpage generated from the help. manpage-ception, we love to see it 📜
  • --progress — show progress as: dots, none, bar, names, verbose. pick your fave lil progress aesthetic 🌈
  • --errorlevel — show errorlevel as: none, message, exception, traceback. how much drama do you want when things go wrong 😭
  • -i/--input — read from INPUT in po, pot, xlf, xliff formats. those four, exactly those four, no others 🍓
  • -x/--exclude — exclude names matching EXCLUDE from input paths. not today, bestie 🚫
  • -o/--output — write to OUTPUT in mo format. the final form ✨ the machine object, the moment 🎀
  • -S/--timestamp — skip conversion if the output file has a newer timestamp. she respects a fresh file, lowkey efficient 💅
  • --fuzzy — use translations marked fuzzy. they're a little unsure but we believe in them 🥺
  • --nofuzzy — don't use translations marked fuzzy (this is the default, fyi). firm boundaries, periodt 💜

and that's the whole page, bestie. no gatekeeping, no skipped options, no invented lore — every single flag is right here where you left it 🫶

pocompile — shipped as part of Translate Toolkit 3.19.5, and this little walkthrough was written by someone who loves you and also loves man pages. now go compile something iconic. 🌟💖

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