---
name: "jgmenu-i18n"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jgmenu"
version: "4.6.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/jgmenu-i18n"
---

# jgmenu-i18n(1)

support translation of jgmenu flavoured CSV menu data

## NAME

jgmenu-i18n - support translation of jgmenu flavoured CSV menu data

## SYNOPSIS

jgmenu\_run i18n \<*translation-file*\>

jgmenu\_run i18n --init \[\<*translation-file*\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

`jgmenu_run i18n` reads jgmenu flavoured CSV menu data from stdin and either translates it, or creates a po style translation file

The \<*translation-file*\> argument can be a file or directory. If it is the latter, translation files will be searched for in this directory based on the environment variable $LANG, which will be assumed to be in the format `ll_CC.UTF8` where `ll` is an ISO 639 two-letter language code and `CC` is an ISO 3166 two-letter country code. Files named `ll_CC` and `ll` will be used in said order.

## OPTIONS

- **`--init`**

  Create a template po style translation file with blank msgid entries

## EXAMPLES

### Create translation file template for manual translation

Modules [jgmenu-apps(1)](/jgmenu-apps/1.md) and [jgmenu-ob(1)](/jgmenu-ob/1.md) have built-in i18n support. In order to use this features, a translation file is required. Here follow examples of how a translation file can be created:

Example 1.

-

  ```
  jgmenu_run ob | jgmenu_run i18n --init >sv
  ```

Example 2.

-

  ```
  jgmenu_run i18n --init <prepend.csv >sv
  ```

The result of the above commands would be a skeleton translation file (`sv` in this case) containing entries like this:

-

  ```
  msgid "Web Browser"
  msgstr ""
  ```

Manually translate the empty msgstr fields.

### Use translation file

If using modules [jgmenu-apps(1)](/jgmenu-apps/1.md) or [jgmenu-ob(1)](/jgmenu-ob/1.md), just set `csv_i18n` in jgmenurc to directly point to a translation-file or a directory containing translation files.

In special circumstances, you may wish to include i18n in command plumbing. Here follow an example of how this could be constructed:

-

  ```
  <csv-generating-command> \
      | jgmenu_run i18n <translation-file> \
      | jgmenu --vsimple
  ```

## AUTHORS

Johan Malm.