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CATOPEN(3) Linux Programmer's Manual CATOPEN(3) NAME catopen, catclose - open/close a message catalog SYNOPSIS #include <nl_types.h> nl_catd catopen(const char *name, int flag); int catclose(nl_catd catalog); DESCRIPTION The function catopen() opens a message catalog and returns a catalog descriptor. The descriptor remains valid until catclose() or execve(2). If a file descripβ tor is used to implement catalog descriptors, then the FD_CLOEXEC flag will be set. The argument name specifies the name of the message catalog to be opened. If name specifies an absolute path (i.e., contains a '/'), then name specifies a pathβ name for the message catalog. Otherwise, the environment variable NLSPATH is used with name substituted for %N (see locale(7)). It is unspecified whether NLSPATH will be used when the process has root privileges. If NLSPATH does not exist in the environment, or if a message catalog cannot be opened in any of the paths specified by it, then an implementation defined path is used. This latter default path may depend on the LC_MESSAGES locale setting when the flag argument is NL_CAT_LOCALE and on the LANG environment variable when the flag argument is 0. Changing the LC_MESSAGES part of the locale may invalidate open catalog deβ scriptors. The flag argument to catopen() is used to indicate the source for the language to use. If it is set to NL_CAT_LOCALE, then it will use the current locale setβ ting for LC_MESSAGES. Otherwise, it will use the LANG environment variable. The function catclose() closes the message catalog identified by catalog. It invalidates any subsequent references to the message catalog defined by catalog. RETURN VALUE The function catopen() returns a message catalog descriptor of type nl_catd on success. On failure, it returns (nl_catd) -1 and sets errno to indicate the erβ ror. The possible error values include all possible values for the open(2) call. The function catclose() returns 0 on success, or -1 on failure. ENVIRONMENT LC_MESSAGES May be the source of the LC_MESSAGES locale setting, and thus determine the language to use if flag is set to NL_CAT_LOCALE. LANG The language to use if flag is 0. ATTRIBUTES For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7). ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ¬ββββββββββββββββ¬ββββββββββββββ βInterface β Attribute β Value β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββ€ βcatopen() β Thread safety β MT-Safe env β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββ€ βcatclose() β Thread safety β MT-Safe β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ΄ββββββββββββββββ΄ββββββββββββββ CONFORMING TO POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008. NOTES The above is the POSIX.1 description. The glibc value for NL_CAT_LOCALE is 1. The default path varies, but usually looks at a number of places below /usr/share/locale. SEE ALSO catgets(3), setlocale(3) GNU 2021-03-22 CATOPEN(3)