Find differences in a .po file

Question

I have a .po file where most translated strings are identical to original ones. However, few are different. How do I quickly find the ones that differ from original?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 16 '12 at 16:33

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use podiff

I used it, an it workd for me. Its in C, so you have to compile it. make is your friend

answered Mar 16 '12 at 16:33

Martin Krung

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with git 2.3.2, I manage to make it work with `command = /usr/bin/podiff` (without `−D−u −L` options as mentionned in the git example), otherwise it tells "wrong number of arguments" – Onur Celebi Jul 24 '15 at 14:18
It doesn't seem to support message wrapping in multiple lines. I'm getting "digikam.po:192: syntax error". – Jānis Elmeris Oct 16 '22 at 19:56

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 15 '11 at 06:38

I would suggest using one of the many web-based localization management platforms. To name a few:

Amanuens (disclaimer: my company builds this product)
Web Translate It
Transifex
GetLocalization

This kind of platforms allows you to keep your resource files in sync, edit them in a web-based editor (useful for no-technical translators) and most importantly to highlight/see only the changed/untranslated strings.

Find differences in a .po file

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