msgget(1) - osol9

1msgget(1)                        User Commands                       msgget(1)
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NAME

6       msgget - get a message from a message catalog
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SYNOPSIS

9       msgget locale [command:]catalog [set.]number [text]
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DESCRIPTION

13       msgget gets the message corresponding to the parameters. See OPERANDS.
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OPERANDS

16       The following operands are supported:
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18       catalog         Specifies the message catalog name.
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21       command         Specifies command-specific message.
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24       locale          Specifies  the  locale. If locale is - then the current
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28       [set].number    Identifies  the  message  by  message  number  and   an
29                       optional  message  set. If specified as - , the message
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34       text            Specifies  the  text  of  the message to be output upon
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EXIT STATUS

39       0     Successful completion.
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EXAMPLES

46       Example 1 Getting a Message in the Current Locale
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49       The following example gets msg 1 in the  current  locale  from  message
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53         example% msgget - hello 1
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AUTHORS

59       Glenn Fowler, gsf@research.att.com
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ATTRIBUTES

62       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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67       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
68       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
69       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
70       │Availability                 │SUNWastdev                   │
71       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
72       │Interface Stability          │Volatile                     │
73       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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