const char *output = NULL;
        const char *remote = NULL;
        struct option local_opts[] = {
-               OPT_STRING('o', "output", &output, "file",
-                       "write the archive to this file"),
-               OPT_STRING(0, "remote", &remote, "repo",
-                       "retrieve the archive from remote repository <repo>"),
-               OPT_STRING(0, "exec", &exec, "cmd",
-                       "path to the remote git-upload-archive command"),
+               OPT_STRING('o', "output", &output, N_("file"),
+                       N_("write the archive to this file")),
+               OPT_STRING(0, "remote", &remote, N_("repo"),
+                       N_("retrieve the archive from remote repository <repo>")),
+               OPT_STRING(0, "exec", &exec, N_("command"),
+                       N_("path to the remote git-upload-archive command")),
                OPT_END()
        };