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(Swift only)

Easily add entries to Localizable.strings file by copy/pasting code with new NSLocalizedStrings

Usage:

  1. Copy your code containing NSLocalizedString(_:comment:) function calls

  2. Pipe it through the pbgenstrings.sh script:

    $ pbpaste | ./pbgenstrings.sh | pbcopy

  3. Paste contents of clipboard into your Localizable.strings file

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pbgenstrings.sh
#!/bin/bash
egrep -o 'NSLocalizedString\(.+"\)' | sed 's/NSLocalizedString("//; s/", comment: "/|/; s/")$//' | awk 'BEGIN { FS="|" } { print "/* " $2 " */\n\"" $1 "\" = \"" $1 "\";\n" }'
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