PO-FETCH(1) User Commands PO-FETCH(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

po-fetch - fetches a set of PO files from a translation project's site

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**po-fetch** \[*OPTION*...] TP *DOMAIN*

**po-fetch** \[*OPTION*...] Weblate *BASE-URL* *PROJECT* *COMPONENT*

**po-fetch** \[*OPTION*...] git *BASE-URL* *BRANCH* *SUBDIR*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Fetches a set of PO files, produced by translators, from a translation project's site on the internet, and updates the LINGUAS file accordingly.

The first argument indicates the kind of translation project:

[TP](#TP)

denotes the Translation Project (translationproject.org).

[Weblate](#Weblate)

denotes a Weblate instance.

[git](#git)

denotes a web front-end to a git repository (such as a gitweb instance, a cgit instance, or a GitLab or GitHub or Forgejo instance).

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**--git**

Make changes in the git index, to prepare for a git commit.

Output files location:

The PO files and the LINGUAS file are stored in the current directory.

Informative output:

[**--help**](#help)

Show this help text.

[**--version**](#version)

Show version and authorship information.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Written by Bruno Haible.

# [REPORTING BUGS](#REPORTING_BUGS)

Report bugs in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or by email to <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

Copyright © 2002-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>  
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

The full documentation for **po-fetch** is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the **info** and **po-fetch** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

**info po-fetch**

should give you access to the complete manual.

August 2026 GNU gettext-tools 1.0

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Document: po-fetch(1) from gettext 1.0-r7 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/gettext.git