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# pocompile

Compile PO or XLIFF files into MO (Machine Object) files. MO files are installed on your computer and allow a Gettext enabled computer to provide the translations for the application.

## Usage

    pocompile <po> <mo>

Where:

<po/xliff> | is a standard PO file, XLIFF file or directory
<mo> | is the output MO file or directory of MO files

Options:

`--version`

  show program’s version number and exit

`-h, --help`

  show this help message and exit

`--manpage`

  output a manpage based on the help

`--progress=PROGRESS`

  show progress as: dots, none, bar, names, verbose

`--errorlevel=ERRORLEVEL`

  show errorlevel as: none, message, exception, traceback

`-i INPUT, --input=INPUT`

  read from INPUT in xlf, po, pot formats

`-x EXCLUDE, --exclude=EXCLUDE`

  exclude names matching EXCLUDE from input paths

`-o OUTPUT, --output=OUTPUT`

  write to OUTPUT in mo format

`-S, --timestamp`

  skip conversion if the output file has newer timestamp

`--fuzzy`

  use translations marked fuzzy

`--nofuzzy`

  don’t use translations marked fuzzy (default)

## Examples

    pocompile --fuzzy file.po file.mo

Creates a new MO file called file.mo based on the translation in the PO file file.po. By using the `--fuzzy` option we use all translations including those marked fuzzy.

    pocompile file.xlf file.mo

Create an MO file from an XLIFF file called file.xlf (available from version 1.1 of the toolkit).