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.Dd May 3, 2001
.Dt NL_LANGINFO 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
-.Nm nl_langinfo
+.Nm nl_langinfo ,
+.Nm nl_langinfo_l
.Nd language information
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In langinfo.h
.Ft char *
-.Fn nl_langinfo "nl_item item"
+.Fo nl_langinfo
+.Fa "nl_item item"
+.Fc
+.In langinfo.h
+.In xlocale.h
+.Ft char *
+.Fo nl_langinfo_l
+.Fa "nl_item item"
+.Fa "locale_t loc"
+.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn nl_langinfo
or to the
category
.Dv LC_ALL ,
-may overwrite buffer pointed by the return value.
+may overwrite the buffer pointed to by the return value.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+In a locale where langinfo data is not defined,
+.Fn nl_langinfo
+returns a pointer to the corresponding string in the
+.Tn POSIX
+locale.
+In all locales,
+.Fn nl_langinfo
+returns a pointer to an empty string if
+.Fa item
+contains an invalid setting.
.Sh EXAMPLES
For example:
.Pp
Portuguese, and
.Qq Li Sun
if the identified language was English.
-.Sh RETURN VALUES
-In a locale where langinfo data is not defined,
-.Fn nl_langinfo
-returns a pointer to the corresponding string in the
-.Tn POSIX
-locale.
-In all locales,
+.Pp
+While the
.Fn nl_langinfo
-returns a pointer to an empty string if
-.Fa item
-contains an invalid setting.
+function uses the current locale, the
+.Fn nl_langinfo_l
+function may be passed a locale directly. See
+.Xr xlocale 3
+for more information.
.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr setlocale 3
+.Xr setlocale 3 ,
+.Xr xlocale 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn nl_langinfo