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CATGETS(3)	       FreeBSD 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 de-
			scriptor.

     [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").

FreeBSD	13.0		       February	12, 2005		  FreeBSD 13.0

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