locale:import¶

Imports to a gettext translation file.

drush locale-import nl drupal-8.4.2.nl.po. Import the Dutch drupal core translation.
drush locale-import --type=customized nl drupal-8.4.2.nl.po. Import the Dutch drupal core translation. Treat imported strings as custom translations.
drush locale-import --override=none nl drupal-8.4.2.nl.po. Import the Dutch drupal core translation. Don't overwrite existing translations. Only append new translations.
drush locale-import --override=not-customized nl drupal-8.4.2.nl.po. Import the Dutch drupal core translation. Only override non-customized translations, customized translations are kept.
drush locale-import nl custom-translations.po --type=customized --override=all. Import customized Dutch translations and override any existing translation.

langcode. The language code of the imported translations.
file. Path and file name of the gettext file. Relative paths calculated from Drupal root.

--type[=TYPE]. The type of translations to be imported. Recognized values: customized, not-customized [default: not-customized]
--override=OVERRIDE. Whether and how imported strings will override existing translations. Defaults to the Import behavior configured in the admin interface. Recognized values: none, customized, not-customized, all,
--autocreate-language. Create the language in addition to import.

-v|vv|vvv, --verbose. Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug
-y, --yes. Auto-accept the default for all user prompts. Equivalent to --no-interaction.
-l, --uri=URI. A base URL for building links and selecting a multi-site. Defaults to https://default.
To see all global options, run drush topic and pick the first choice.

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