Explicetely describe catalog descriptor lifetime

2000-08-30 10:22:23 +00:00 · 2000-08-30 10:22:23 +00:00 · d8283f6866
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--- a/lib/libc/nls/catopen.3
+++ b/lib/libc/nls/catopen.3
@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ is set to 0, the
 .Ev LANG
 environment variable
 determines the message catalog locale.
+.Pp
+A message catalog descriptor
+remains valid in a process until that process closes it, or a
+successful call to one of the
+.Xr exec 3
+functions.
 .Sh RETURN VALUE
 Upon successful completion, 
 .Fn catopen