CATCLOSE(3P)                                        POSIX Programmer's Manual                                       CATCLOSE(3P)



PROLOG
       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (con-
       sult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the  interface  may  not  be  implemented  on
       Linux.

NAME
       catclose - close a message catalog descriptor

SYNOPSIS
       #include <nl_types.h>

       int catclose(nl_catd catd);


DESCRIPTION
       The catclose() function shall close the message catalog identified by catd. If a file descriptor is used to implement the
       type nl_catd, that file descriptor shall be closed.

RETURN VALUE
       Upon successful completion, catclose() shall return 0; otherwise, -1 shall be returned, and errno  set  to  indicate  the
       error.

ERRORS
       The catclose() function may fail if:

       EBADF  The catalog descriptor is not valid.

       EINTR  The catclose() function was interrupted by a signal.


       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES
       None.

APPLICATION USAGE
       None.

RATIONALE
       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       catgets(), catopen(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <nl_types.h>

COPYRIGHT
       Portions  of  this  text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for
       Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6,  Copy-
       right (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any
       discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open  Group
       Standard   is   the   referee   document.   The   original   Standard   can   be   obtained  online  at  http://www.open-
       group.org/unix/online.html .



IEEE/The Open Group                                           2003                                                  CATCLOSE(3P)