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catgets(3)               BSD Library Functions Manual               catgets(3)


NAME

     catgets -- retrieve string from message catalog


LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <nl_types.h>

     char *
     catgets(nl_catd catd, int set_id, int msg_id, const char *s);


DESCRIPTION

     The catgets() function attempts to retrieve message msg_id of set set_id
     from the message catalog referenced by the descriptor catd.  The argument
     s points to a default message which is returned if the function is unable
     to retrieve the specified message.


RETURN VALUES

     If the specified message was retrieved successfully, catgets() returns a
     pointer to an internal buffer containing the message string; otherwise it
     returns s.


ERRORS

     [EBADF]            The catd argument is not a valid message catalog
                        descriptor.

     [EBADMSG]          The message identified by set_id and msg_id is not in
                        the message catalog.


SEE ALSO

     gencat(1), catclose(3), catopen(3)


STANDARDS

     The catgets() function conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1'').

BSD                            February 12, 2005                           BSD

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