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.TH CATGETS 3 1998-08-09 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.I catalog
is a catalog descriptor returned from an earlier call to
.BR catopen (3).
-The fourth argument
-.I message
+The fourth argument,
+.IR message ,
points to a default message string which will be returned by
.BR catgets ()
if the identified message catalog is not currently available.
the application if it is to be saved or modified.
The return string is
always terminated with a null byte.
-.SH "RETURN VALUE"
+.SH RETURN VALUE
.LP
On success,
.BR catgets ()
.BR catgets ()
returns the value
.IR message .
-.SH "CONFORMING TO"
+.SH CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001.
.SH NOTES
These functions are only available in libc.so.4.4.4c and above.
These two possible error returns seem to be discarded in SUSv2
in favor of always returning
.IR message .
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.SH SEE ALSO
.BR catopen (3),
.BR setlocale (3)