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3.\" Written by J.T. Conklin <jtc@netbsd.org>.
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6.Dd $Mdocdate: October 24 2015 $
7.Dt NL_LANGINFO 3
8.Os
9.Sh NAME
10.Nm nl_langinfo
11.Nd get locale information
12.Sh SYNOPSIS
13.In langinfo.h
14.Ft char *
15.Fn nl_langinfo "nl_item item"
16.Sh DESCRIPTION
17The
18.Fn nl_langinfo
19function returns a pointer to a string containing information
20set by the program's locale.
21.Pp
22The names and values of
23.Fa item
24are defined in
25.In langinfo.h .
26.Sh RETURN VALUES
27.Fn nl_langinfo
28returns a pointer to an empty string if
29.Fa item
30is invalid.
31.Sh SEE ALSO
32.Xr setlocale 3
33.Sh STANDARDS
34The
35.Fn nl_langinfo
36function conforms to
37.St -p1003.1-2008 .
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