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

# poswap(1)

Builds a new translation file with the target of the input language as source language.

## NAME

poswap -  Builds a new translation file with the target of the input language as source language.

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

Note: Ensure that the two po files correspond 100% to the same pot file before using\
    this.

To translate Kurdish (ku) through French::

    poswap -i fr/ -t ku -o fr-ku

To convert the fr-ku files back to en-ku::

    poswap --reverse -i fr/ -t fr-ku -o en-ku

See: http://docs.translatehouse.org/projects/translate-toolkit/en/latest/commands/poswap.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 po, pot formats

- \-t/--template

  read from TEMPLATE in po, pot, pot formats

- \-S/--timestamp

  skip conversion if the output file has newer timestamp

- \--reverse

  reverse the process of intermediate language conversion