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.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/nls/catclose.3,v 1.7.2.6 2001/12/14 18:33:56 ru Exp $
.\" $DragonFly: src/lib/libc/nls/catclose.3,v 1.2 2003/06/17 04:26:44 dillon Exp $
.Dd May 29, 1994
.Dt CATCLOSE 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm catclose
.Nd close message catalog
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In nl_types.h
.Ft int
.Fn catclose "nl_catd catd"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn catclose
function closes the message catalog specified by the argument
.Fa catd .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Rv -std catclose
.Sh ERRORS
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EBADF
An invalid message catalog descriptor was passed by the
.Fa catd
argument.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr gencat 1 ,
.Xr catgets 3 ,
.Xr catopen 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn catclose
function conforms to
.St -xpg4 .