.Dt MBSINIT 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
-.Nm mbsinit
+.Nm mbsinit ,
+.Nm mbsinit_l
.Nd "determine conversion object status"
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.In wchar.h
.Ft int
.Fn mbsinit "const mbstate_t *ps"
+.In wchar.h
+.In xlocale.h
+.Ft int
+.Fn mbsinit_l "const mbstate_t *ps" "locale_t loc"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn mbsinit
object pointed to by
.Fa ps
describes an initial conversion state.
+.Pp
+While the
+.Fn mbsinit
+function uses the current locale, the
+.Fn mbsinit_l
+function may be passed a locale directly. See
+.Xr xlocale 3
+for more information.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn mbsinit
.Fa ps
is
.Dv NULL
-or describes an initial conversion state,
-otherwise it returns zero.
+or describes an initial conversion state;
+otherwise, it returns zero.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mbrlen 3 ,
.Xr mbrtowc 3 ,
.Xr mbsrtowcs 3 ,
.Xr multibyte 3 ,
.Xr wcrtomb 3 ,
-.Xr wcsrtombs 3
+.Xr wcsrtombs 3 ,
+.Xr xlocale 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn mbsinit