---
name: "po2md"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "translate-toolkit"
version: "3.15.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/po2md"
---

# po2md(1)

Translate Markdown files using Gettext PO localization files.

## NAME

po2md -  Translate Markdown files using Gettext PO localization files.

## SYNOPSIS

**po2md** \[**--version**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**--manpage**\] \[**--progress** *PROGRESS*\] \[**--errorlevel** *ERRORLEVEL*\] \[**-i**\|**--input**\] *INPUT* \[**-x**\|**--exclude** *EXCLUDE*\] \[**-o**\|**--output**\] *OUTPUT* \[**-t**\|**--template** *TEMPLATE*\] \[**-S**\|**--timestamp**\] \[**-m**\|**--maxlinelength**\] \[**--threshold** *PERCENT*\] \[**--fuzzy**\] \[**--nofuzzy**\]

## DESCRIPTION

See: http://docs.translatehouse.org/projects/translate-toolkit/en/latest/commands/md2po.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 markdown, md, text, txt formats

- \-t/--template

  read from TEMPLATE in markdown, md, text, txt formats

- \-S/--timestamp

  skip conversion if the output file has newer timestamp

- \-m/--maxlinelength

  reflow (word wrap) the output to the given maximum line length. set to 0 to disable

- \--threshold

  only convert files where the translation completion is above PERCENT

- \--fuzzy

  use translations marked fuzzy

- \--nofuzzy

  don't use translations marked fuzzy (default)