1lupdate(1)                  General Commands Manual                 lupdate(1)
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NAME

6       lupdate - update Qt Linguist translation files
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SYNOPSIS

9       lupdate [ options ] project-file
10       lupdate [ options ] source-files -ts ts-files
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DESCRIPTION

13       This page documents the Qt Linguist Update tool for the Qt GUI toolkit.
14       Lupdate reads a qmake/tmake project file (.pro file), finds the  trans‐
15       latable  strings  in  the specified source, header and interface files,
16       and updates the translation files (.ts  files)  specified  in  it.  The
17       translation  files  are given to the translator who uses Qt Linguist to
18       read the files and insert the translations.
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20       The .ts file format is a simple human-readable XML format that  can  be
21       used with version control systems if required.
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OPTIONS

24       -help  Display the usage and exit.
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26       -noobsolete
27              Drop all obsolete strings.
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29       -verbose
30              Explain what is being done.
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33              Display the version of lupdate and exit.
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USAGE

36       Here is an example .pro file that can be given to lupdate:
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38           HEADERS         = funnydialog.h \
39                             wackywidget.h
40           SOURCES         = funnydialog.cpp \
41                             main.cpp \
42                             wackywidget.cpp
43           FORMS           = fancybox.ui
44           TRANSLATIONS    = gnomovision_dk.ts \
45                             gnomovision_fi.ts \
46                             gnomovision_no.ts \
47                             gnomovision_se.ts
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49       When  running lupdate on this project file, the translatable strings in
50       all the files listed in the HEADERS, SOURCES and FORMS entries will  be
51       put in the translation files listed in the TRANSLATIONS entry. Previous
52       translations will be reused as far as possible, and translated  strings
53       that have vanished from the source files are marked obsolete.
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55       Lupdate  can also be invoked with a list of C++ source files, .ui files
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58           lupdate *.cpp *.h *.ui -ts gnomovision_dk.ts
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SEE ALSO

61       lrelease(1) and http://doc.trolltech.com/i18n.html
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65Trolltech AS                    18 October 2001                     lupdate(1)
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