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

# pomerge(1)

Merges XLIFF and Gettext PO localization files.

## NAME

pomerge -  Merges XLIFF and Gettext PO localization files.

## SYNOPSIS

**pomerge** \[**--version**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**--manpage**\] \[**--progress** *PROGRESS*\] \[**--errorlevel** *ERRORLEVEL*\] \[**-i**\|**--input**\] *INPUT* \[**-x**\|**--exclude** *EXCLUDE*\] \[**-o**\|**--output**\] *OUTPUT* \[**-t**\|**--template** *TEMPLATE*\] \[**-S**\|**--timestamp**\] \[**--mergeblanks**\] \[**--mergefuzzy**\] \[**--mergecomments**\]

## DESCRIPTION

Snippet file produced by e.g. :doc:\`pogrep \</commands/pogrep\>\` and updated by a translator can be merged back into the original files.

See: http://docs.translatehouse.org/projects/translate-toolkit/en/latest/commands/pomerge.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, pot, xlf, xliff formats

- \-x/--exclude

  exclude names matching EXCLUDE from input paths

- \-o/--output

  write to OUTPUT in po, pot, pot, xlf, xliff formats

- \-t/--template

  read from TEMPLATE in po, pot, pot, xlf, xliff formats

- \-S/--timestamp

  skip conversion if the output file has newer timestamp

- \--mergeblanks

  whether to overwrite existing translations with blank translations (yes/no). Default is yes.

- \--mergefuzzy

  whether to consider fuzzy translations from input (yes/no). Default is yes.

- \--mergecomments

  whether to merge comments as well as translations (yes/no). Default is yes.