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# msgfmt

> Compile message catalog to binary format.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/msgfmt-Invocation.html>.

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

`msgfmt {{path/to/file.po}} -o {{path/to/file.mo}}`