util-linux/po-man

Working with man page translations

Add a new .po file

To enable a new .po file, add its basename (in fact, the language code), to the first line of po4a.cfg:

[po4a_langs] de es fr pl uk

It is not crucial to sort the entries alphabetically, but do it anyway for better readability.

Also, add the "lang/" directory to the .gitignore file.

Update the template and create translated files

This is done in one step using the following simple command:

po4a po4a.cfg

If there's something wrong with a .po file, the command will fail. In any case, have a look at the first line of po4a.cfg if all of the mentioned files are present.

To the man page authors: Please don't forget to add your new man page to po4a.cfg!