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3 The Format of PO Files ¶

The GNU gettext toolset helps programmers and translators at producing, updating and using translation files, mainly those PO files which are textual, editable files. This chapter explains the format of PO files.

• What an entry looks like
• Workflow flags
• Sticky flags
• Entries with Context
• Entries with Plural Forms
• Further details on the PO file format
• Evolution of the PO File Format