diff --git a/src/po/fixfilenames.vim b/src/po/fixfilenames.vim
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+" Invoked with the name "vim.pot" and a list of Vim script names.
+" Converts them to a .js file, stripping comments, so that xgettext works.
+
+set shortmess+=A
+
+for name in argv()[1:]
+  let jsname = fnamemodify(name, ":t:r") .. ".js"
+  exe "%s+" .. jsname .. "+" .. name .. "+"
+endfor
+
+write
+last
+quit