CATGETS(3) 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 descriptor. [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”). macOS 15.2 February 12, 2005 macOS 15.2