CATGETS(3) Linux Programmer's Manual CATGETS(3)
NAME
catgets - get message from a message catalog
SYNOPSIS
#include <nl_types.h>
char *catgets(nl_catd catalog, int set_number, int message_number,
const char *message);
DESCRIPTION
catgets() reads the message message_number, in set set_number, from the message catalog identified by catalog, where catalog is a catalog
descriptor returned from an earlier call to catopen(3). The fourth argument, message, points to a default message string which will be
returned by catgets() if the identified message catalog is not currently available. The message-text is contained in an internal buffer
area and should be copied by the application if it is to be saved or modified. The return string is always terminated with a null byte
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