diff --git a/utils/create_pot.sh b/utils/create_pot.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Script to generate pot file
+xgettext --from-code=UTF-8 --files-from=./files_to_translate --keyword=translatable --keyword=_ --output=../po/manjaro-hello.pot
diff --git a/utils/files_to_translate b/utils/files_to_translate
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+../ui/manjaro-hello.glade
+../src/manjaro_hello.py