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3 The Format of PO Files
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   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.

* Menu:

* PO File Entries::             What an entry looks like
* Workflow flags::              Workflow flags
* Sticky flags::                Sticky flags
* Entries with Context::        Entries with Context
* Entries with Plural Forms::   Entries with Plural Forms
* More Details::                Further details on the PO file format
* PO File Format Evolution::    The PO File Format is evolving