---
name: "po2flatxml"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "translate-toolkit"
version: "3.15.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/po2flatxml"
---

# po2flatxml(1)

Convert Gettext PO localization files to flat XML files.

## NAME

po2flatxml -  Convert Gettext PO localization files to flat XML files.

## SYNOPSIS

**po2flatxml** \[**--version**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**--manpage**\] \[**--progress** *PROGRESS*\] \[**--errorlevel** *ERRORLEVEL*\] \[**-i**\|**--input**\] *INPUT* \[**-x**\|**--exclude** *EXCLUDE*\] \[**-o**\|**--output**\] *OUTPUT* \[**-t**\|**--template** *TEMPLATE*\] \[**-S**\|**--timestamp**\] \[**-r**\|**--root**\] \[**-v**\|**--value**\] \[**-k**\|**--key**\] \[**-n**\|**--namespace**\] \[**-w**\|**--indent**\]

## DESCRIPTION

See: http://docs.translatehouse.org/projects/translate-toolkit/en/latest/commands/flatxml2po.html for examples and usage instructions.

## 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

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

- \--errorlevel

  show errorlevel as: none, message, exception, traceback

- \-i/--input

  read from INPUT in po, pot formats

- \-x/--exclude

  exclude names matching EXCLUDE from input paths

- \-o/--output

  write to OUTPUT in xml format

- \-t/--template

  read from TEMPLATE in xml format

- \-S/--timestamp

  skip conversion if the output file has newer timestamp

- \-r/--root

  name of the XML root element (default: "root")

- \-v/--value

  name of the XML value element (default: "str")

- \-k/--key

  name of the XML key attribute (default: "key")

- \-n/--namespace

  XML namespace uri (default: None)

- \-w/--indent

  indent width in spaces, 0 for no indent (default: 2)