CATOPEN(3) Library Functions Manual CATOPEN(3)
NAME
catopenopen message catalog
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <nl_types.h>
nl_catd
catopen(const char *name, int oflag);
DESCRIPTION
The catopen() function opens the message catalog specified by name and returns a message catalog descriptor. If name contains a ‘/' then name specifies the full pathname for the message catalog, otherwise the value of the environment variable NLSPATH is used with name substituted for %N.
 
The oflag argument is reserved for future use and should be set to zero.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, catopen() returns a message catalog descriptor. Otherwise, (nl_catd) -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
[ENOMEM]
Insufficient memory is available.
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
The catopen() function conforms to X/Open Portability Guide Issue 3 (“XPG3”).