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source: https://cli.eloqnt.dev/docs/lint-rules/inconsistent-exact-plurals
docs_index: https://cli.eloqnt.dev/llms.txt
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# inconsistent-exact-plurals

Flags a translation whose exact plural cases (e.g. `"=0"`) differ from the source.

## Why this is bad

An exact case matches one literal number rather than a CLDR category, so it answers to the source rather than to the locale (e.g. to implement empty states).

## Examples

Given the source message `"{count, plural, =0 {No files} one {1 file} other {# files}}"`.

Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule:

```json title="messages/es.json"
{
  "files": "{count, plural, one {1 archivo} other {# archivos}}"
}
```

Examples of **correct** code for this rule:

```json title="messages/es.json"
{
  "files": "{count, plural, =0 {Sin archivos} one {1 archivo} other {# archivos}}"
}
```

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For an index of every eloqnt/cli documentation page, see [https://cli.eloqnt.dev/llms.txt](https://cli.eloqnt.dev/llms.txt).