diff --git a/.tx/config b/.tx/config
index ce6bfdfcaf..be1128dcdb 100644
--- a/.tx/config
+++ b/.tx/config
@@ -68,3 +68,9 @@ source_file = doc/training-guides/locale/training-guides.pot
 source_lang = en
 type = PO
 
+[openstack-manuals-i18n.cli-reference]
+file_filter = doc/cli-reference/locale/<lang>.po
+source_file = doc/cli-reference/locale/cli-reference.pot
+source_lang = en
+type = PO
+
diff --git a/doc/cli-reference/locale/cli-reference.pot b/doc/cli-reference/locale/cli-reference.pot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f62f72af1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/cli-reference/locale/cli-reference.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2014-03-11 20:48+0100\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/bk-cli-reference.xml:10(title)
+msgid "OpenStack Command-Line Interface Reference"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/bk-cli-reference.xml:12(titleabbrev)
+msgid "CLI Reference"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/bk-cli-reference.xml:20(orgname) ./doc/cli-reference/bk-cli-reference.xml:25(holder)
+msgid "OpenStack Foundation"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/bk-cli-reference.xml:24(year)
+msgid "2014"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/bk-cli-reference.xml:27(releaseinfo)
+msgid "trunk"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/bk-cli-reference.xml:28(productname)
+msgid "OpenStack"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/bk-cli-reference.xml:32(remark)
+msgid "Remaining licensing details are filled in by the template."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/bk-cli-reference.xml:37(para)
+msgid "This guide describes how to obtain, create, and modify virtual machine images that are compatible with OpenStack."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/bk-cli-reference.xml:46(date)
+msgid "2014-01-29"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/bk-cli-reference.xml:50(para)
+msgid "Initial version."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/ch_preface.xml:10(title)
+msgid "Preface"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/ch_cli.xml:10(title)
+msgid "OpenStack command-line clients"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. Put one translator per line, in the form of NAME <EMAIL>, YEAR1, YEAR2
+#: ./doc/cli-reference/ch_cli.xml:0(None)
+msgid "translator-credits"
+msgstr ""
+