# init

URL: /bengal/cli/i18n/init/
Section: i18n
Description: Initialize locale directories

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Command

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`bengal i18n init`

Initialize locale directories

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## Usage

```
bengal i18n init [OPTIONS]
```

## Options

Option
Type
Description

`--domain`

`STRING`

Gettext domain

Default:`messages`

`--locale-codes`

required

`STRING`

Locale codes, comma-separated (e.g. es,fr,de)

`--source`

`STRING`

Source directory path