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: