1setcat(3C) Standard C Library Functions setcat(3C)
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6 setcat - define default catalog
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9 #include <pfmt.h>
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11 char *setcat(const char *catalog);
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15 The setcat() function defines the default message catalog to be used by
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20 The catalog argument must be limited to 14 characters. These characters
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25 The setcat() function assumes that the catalog exists. No checking is
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34 If no default catalog is specified, or if catalog is an invalid catalog
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40 Upon successful completion, setcat() returns a pointer to the catalog
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44 Example 1 Example of setcat() function.
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46 setcat("test");
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51 See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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56 ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
57 │ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
58 ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
59 │MT-Level │MT-Safe │
60 └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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63 gettxt(3C), lfmt(3C), pfmt(3C), setlocale(3C), attributes(5), envi‐
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68SunOS 5.11 29 Dec 1996 setcat(3C)