❓ Frequently Asked Questions

rimloc-cli: command not found

• If installed via Cargo — open a new terminal or ensure ~/.cargo/bin (Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cargo\bin) is in PATH.
• If using a downloaded binary — run it from that folder (./rimloc-cli or .\rimloc-cli.exe) or add the folder to PATH.

scan vs validate?

• scan inventories translatable strings.
• validate performs QA and exits with 1 when errors are present.

How do I build a translation‑only mod?

rimloc-cli build-mod --po ./MyMod.ru.po --out-mod ./MyMod_RU --lang ru

Or from an existing Languages/Russian: cli/build_mod.md

Can I preview changes first?

Yes. Use --dry-run where supported. For example:

rimloc-cli import-po --po ./MyMod.ru.po --mod-root ./Mods/MyMod --lang ru --report --dry-run

How do I see what changed between mod versions?

rimloc-cli diff-xml --root ./Mods/MyMod --format text