---
name: "deepin-generate-mo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "deepin-gettext-tools"
version: "1.0.11-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/deepin-generate-mo"
---

# deepin-generate-mo(1)

generate mo file from po file using deepin ini config file

## NAME

deepin-generate-mo - generate mo file from po file using deepin ini config file

## SYNOPSIS

**deepin-generate-mo** \[*-h --copy*\] *inifile*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **deepin-generate-mo** command as provided by **deepin-gettext-tools** package.

**deepin-generate-mo** is a utility that generate gettext MO files from gettext PO files using instructions from certain ini config file.

Such workflow is adopted by most Deepin software.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below. For latest descriptions as provided by the tool, invoke the tool with *-h* option.

- **-h, --help**

  Show help messages and exit.

- **--copy**

  Also execute commands similar to "sudo cp \*.mo /usr/share/locale".

## SEE ALSO

[**deepin-update-pot**(1)](/deepin-update-pot/1.md), [**deepin-desktop-ts-convert**(1)](/deepin-desktop-ts-convert/1.md), [**deepin-policy-ts-convert**(1)](/deepin-policy-ts-convert/1.md).

The programs are further documented in the *README.md* as provided with this debian package under */usr/share/doc/deepin-gettext-tools/* directory.

## AUTHOR

**deepin-gettext-tools** is written by Deepin Technology Co., Ltd.

This manual page was written by Boyuan Yang ⟨073plan@\\:gmail.com⟩ for the Debian Project (but may be used by others).