---
name: "POFileStatus"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gettext-lint"
version: "0.4-2.1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/POFileStatus"
---

# POFileStatus(1)

validator and status reporting

## NAME

POFileStatus - validator and status reporting

## SYNOPSIS

**POFileStatus** \[*OPTION*\] \[*...*\] \[*FILE*\] \[*...*\]

## INTRODUCTION

POFileStatus validates files using msgfmt and reports its status.

## COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

- **--help** or **-h**

  show usage instructions

- **--show-all** or **-a**

  show all files, even if 100% translated

- **--break-path** or **-b**

  all file path componentes to the output; for example, for the file *dir*/*file.po* the attributes *name-1="dir"* and *name-2="file.po"* would be added

- **--pot-dir=***dir* or **-p** *dir*

  use this pot templates dir to check if a po file is obsolete or if a pot file is completely untranslated

- **--pot-exclude=***pat* or **-p** *pat*

  exclude pot files that match this pattern; can be used multiple times

## MORE INFORMATION

gettext-lint web page: http://gettext-lint.sourceforge.net/

## AUTHOR

Pedro Morais. \
 \<morais@kde.org\>