End-user guide for running and configuring the `translate` CLI across text/stdin/file/glob inputs, provider selection, presets, custom prompt templates, and TOML settings. Use when users ask for command construction, config updates (`translate config`/`translate presets`), provider setup, dry-run validation, or troubleshooting translation behavior.
Use this skill to help end users run and configure the translate CLI.
translate is a command-line translator for text, stdin, files, globs, and .xcstrings catalogs. It supports multiple providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, OpenAI-compatible endpoints, Apple providers, DeepL), prompt presets and template overrides, and persistent TOML configuration.
translate commands for inline text, stdin, single-file, and multi-file workflows.translate --to de README.md).translate config and config.toml.@file templates, and placeholders.stdout, --output, --in-place, suffix naming), parallel jobs, dry-run, and validation errors.--stream forces on, --no-stream forces off, otherwise defaults.stream applies.translate --text --to fr "Hello world"
translate --to de README.md
translate --provider ollama --text --to en --dry-run "Merhaba dunya"
translate config set defaults.provider anthropic
Note: prefer option-before-input ordering in all examples and generated commands.
references/quickstart.mdreferences/flags-and-subcommands.mdreferences/config-toml.mdreferences/providers-and-env.mdreferences/presets-and-prompts.mdreferences/behavior-and-errors.md