.\" $OpenBSD: nl_langinfo.3,v 1.3 1996/08/19 08:28:21 tholo Exp $ .\" .\" Written by J.T. Conklin <jtc@netbsd.org>. .\" Public domain. .\" .Dd July 14, 1994 .Dt NL_LANGINFO 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm nl_langinfo .Nd get locale information .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include <nl_types.h> .Fd #include <langinfo.h> .Ft char * .Fn nl_langinfo "nl_item item" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn nl_langinfo function returns a pointer to a string containing information set by the program's locale. .Pp The names and values of .Fa item are defined in .Aq langinfo.h . .Sh RETURN VALUE .Fn nl_langinfo returns a pointer to an empty string if .Fa item is invalid. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr setlocale 3