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tags: [tldr, common]
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# msgunfmt

> Decompile message catalog from the binary format.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/msgunfmt-Invocation.html>.

- Output conversion:

`msgunfmt {{path/to/file.mo}}`

- Convert a `.mo` file to a `.po` file:

`msgunfmt {{path/to/file.mo}} > {{path/to/file.po}}`