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nl_langinfo(3)							nl_langinfo(3)

NAME
       nl_langinfo  -  Return language or cultural data defined in the current
       locale

SYNOPSIS
       #include <langinfo.h>

       char *nl_langinfo(
		nl_item item );

LIBRARY
       Standard C Library (libc)

STANDARDS
       Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry	 stan‐
       dards as follows:

       nl_langinfo(): XSH5.0

       Refer  to  the  standards(5)  reference page for more information about
       industry standards and associated tags.

PARAMETERS
       Specifies a constant name or value.

DESCRIPTION
       The nl_langinfo() function returns a pointer  to	 a  string  containing
       information  relevant  to  the  particular  language  or	 cultural area
       defined in the program's locale. The constant names and values that are
       valid for the item parameter are defined in the langinfo.h header file.

       The  array  pointed to by the return value may contain static data that
       is overridden on the next call to nl_langinfo(). This array should  not
       be modified by the application, only by further calls to nl_langinfo().

       The XSH specification does not require the nl_langinfo() function to be
       re-entrant.

RETURN VALUES
       In a locale where langinfo data is not defined, the nl_langinfo() func‐
       tion  returns  a	 pointer  to the corresponding string in the POSIX (C)
       locale. In all locales, the nl_langinfo() function returns a pointer to
       an empty string if the item parameter contains an invalid setting.

EXAMPLES
       The  following example returns a pointer to the abbreviated name of the
       first day of the week in the current locale:

       nl_langinfo(ABDAY_1)

       This function call would return a pointer to the string	"Dom"  if  the
       identified  language  was  Portuguese, "Sun" if the identified language
       was English, and so on.

SEE ALSO
       Functions: localeconv(3), setlocale(3), strfmon(3)

       Others: i18n_intro(5), l10n_intro(5), standards(5)

       Writing Software for the International Market

								nl_langinfo(3)
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