---
name: "split2po"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "poxml"
version: "26.08.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/split2po"
---

# split2po(1)

Creates a po file from two DocBook XML files

## NAME

split2po - Creates a po file from two DocBook XML files

## SYNOPSIS

**split2po** {*Original-XMLTranslated-XML*}

## DESCRIPTION

**split2po** is a command-line tool that takes the two given DocBook XML files and produces a **gettext** message file (PO-file) that represents the changes between them. The resulting PO-file is sent to standard output.

translated-XML must be the result of translating original-XML into another language. It is this translation that the resulting PO-file will represent.

This utility is part of the KDE Software Development Kit.

## SEE ALSO

[po2xml(1)](/po2xml/1.md), [swappo(1)](/swappo/1.md), [xml2pot(1)](/xml2pot/1.md)

## AUTHORS

The PO XML tools were written by Stephan Kulow \<coolo@kde.org\>

This manual page was prepared by Ben Burton\<bab@debian.org\>

## AUTHOR

**Ben Burton** \<bab@debian.org\>

Author.