diff --git a/updatepo/update_translation_lines b/updatepo/update_translation_lines
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ $1 == "" ]]; then
+	THISSCRIPT=$(readlink -f $0)
+
+	if [[ ! -e "$THISSCRIPT" ]]; then
+		echo "Unable to find myself!  Exiting..."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	find . -type f -iname "*.po" -exec $THISSCRIPT {} \;
+	exit 0
+else
+	# Originally from Stack Overflow
+	# http://stackoverflow.com/a/7497395
+	# Tweaked by Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net> for TDE
+	echo '' > messages.po # xgettext needs that file, and we need it empty
+	find . -type f -iname "*.cpp" -o -type f -iname "*.cc" | xgettext --keyword=i18n --keyword=i18nM --keyword=i18nP:1,2 -j -f -
+	msgmerge -N $1 messages.po > new.po
+	mv new.po $1
+	rm messages.po
+fi