msgget - get a message from a message catalog
msgget locale [command:]catalog [set.]number [text]
msgget(1) User Commands msgget(1)
NAME
msgget - get a message from a message catalog
SYNOPSIS
msgget locale [command:]catalog [set.]number [text]
DESCRIPTION
msgget gets the message corresponding to the parameters. See OPERANDS.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
catalog Specifies the message catalog name.
command Specifies command-specific message.
locale Specifies the locale. If locale is - then the current
locale is used.
[set].number Identifies the message by message number and an
optional message set. If specified as - , the message
set and number are determined by looking up text in the
corresponding C locale message catalog.
text Specifies the text of the message to be output upon
error.
EXIT STATUS
0 Successful completion.
>0 An error occurred.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Getting a Message in the Current Locale
The following example gets msg 1 in the current locale from message
catalog hello:
example% msgget - hello 1
hello world
AUTHORS
Glenn Fowler, gsf@research.att.com
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |developer/astdev |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
iconv(1), msgcc(1), msggen(1), attributes(7)
Solaris 11.4 9 Oct 2007 msgget(1)