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31.Dd May 29, 1994
32.Dt CATOPEN 3
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm catopen
36.Nd open message catalog
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Fd #include <nl_types.h>
39.Ft nl_catd
40.Fn catopen "const char *name" "int oflag"
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Fn catopen
44function opens the message catalog specified by
45.Fa name
46and returns a message catalog descriptor.
47If
48.Fa name
49contains a
50.Sq /
51then
52.Fa name
53specifies the full pathname for the message catalog, otherwise the value
54of the environment variable
55.Ev NLSPATH
56is used with
57.Fa name
58substituted for %N.
59.Pp
60The
61.Fa oflag
62argument is reserved for future use and should be set to zero.
63.Sh RETURN VALUE
64Upon successful completion,
65.Fn catopen
66returns a message catalog descriptor.
67Otherwise, (nl_catd) -1 is returned and
68.Va errno
69is set to indicate the error.
70.Sh ERRORS
71.Bl -tag -width Er
72.It Bq Er ENOMEM
73Insufficient memory is available.
74.El
75.Sh SEE ALSO
76.Xr catclose 3 ,
77.Xr catgets 3
78.Sh STANDARDS
79The
80.Fn catopen
81function conforms to
82.St -xpg3 .
83