diff --git a/util/update_po_files.sh b/util/update_po_files.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/update_po_files.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#cd po
+for i in *.po
+do 
+	wget http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/translation/maint/wget/$i -O $i
+done