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35 .Nd open message catalog
41 .Fn catopen "const char *name" "int oflag"
45 function opens the message catalog specified by
47 and returns a message catalog descriptor.
54 specifies the full pathname for the message catalog, otherwise the value
55 of the environment variable
58 the following substitutions:
67 environment variable or the
71 The language element from the
73 environment variable or from the
77 The territory element from the
79 environment variable or from the
83 The codeset element from the
85 environment variable or from the
92 An empty string is substituted for undefined values.
94 Path names templates defined in
96 are separated by colons
98 A leading or two adjacent colons
99 is equivalent to specifying %N.
103 argument is set to the
107 locale category used to open the message catalog; using
112 You can specify 0 for compatibility with
119 determines the message catalog locale.
121 A message catalog descriptor
122 remains valid in a process until that process closes it, or
123 until a successful call to one of the
127 Upon successful completion,
129 returns a message catalog descriptor.
130 Otherwise, (nl_catd) -1 is returned and
132 is set to indicate the error.
138 does not point to a valid message catalog, or catalog is corrupt.
139 .It Bq Er ENAMETOOLONG
140 An entire path to the message catalog exceeded 1024 characters.
142 The named message catalog does not exists, or the
144 argument points to an empty string.
146 Insufficient memory is available.