# ng xi18n ## Overview `ng xi18n` Extracts i18n messages from the templates. ## Options
app

--app (aliases: -a) default value: 1st app

Specifies app name to use.

i18n-format

--i18n-format (aliases: -f)

Output format for the generated file: either `xmb` or `xlf`.

locale

--locale (aliases: -l)

Specifies the source language of the application.

outfile

--out-file (aliases: -of)

Name of the file to output.

output-path

--output-path (aliases: -op)

Path where output will be placed.

progress

--progress

Log progress to the console while running.

verbose

--verbose

Adds more details to output logging.