po-fetch(1) User Commands po-fetch(1)
NAME
po-fetch - fetches a set of PO files from a translation project's site
SYNOPSIS
po-fetch [OPTION...] TP DOMAIN
po-fetch [OPTION...] Weblate BASE-URL PROJECT COMPONENT
po-fetch [OPTION...] git BASE-URL BRANCH SUBDIR
DESCRIPTION
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
--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
Written by Bruno Haible.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs in the bug tracker at
<https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to
<bug-gettext@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 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
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 autopoint
should give you access to the complete manual.
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