---
name: "incatalog"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "alliance"
version: "5.1.1-3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/incatalog"
---

# incatalog(3)

test if cell belongs to the catalog file

## NAME

incatalog - test if cell belongs to the catalog file

## SYNOPSYS

```
#include "mut.h"
int incatalog(figname)
char ∗figname;
```

## PARAMETER

- *figname*

  Name of the cell to be checked

## DESCRIPTION

**incatalog** checks a cell represented by its *figname* beeing present in the catalog file with the **'C'** attribut.\
 This means that when flattening, the hierachy destruction stops when encountering a cell belonging to the catalog. This is meant for both logical and physical views, of course.\
 The catalog is the sum of all the catalogs of the cells libraries specified in the [**MBK\_CATA\_LIB**(1)](/MBK_CATA_LIB/1.md) and [**MBK\_WORK\_LIB**(1)](/MBK_WORK_LIB/1.md). The catalogs of the [**MBK\_CATA\_LIB**(1)](/MBK_CATA_LIB/1.md) are the files called **CATAL**, and the [**MBK\_WORK\_LIB**(1)](/MBK_WORK_LIB/1.md) is by default **CATAL** but can be changed to [**MBK\_CATAL\_NAME**(1)](/MBK_CATAL_NAME/1.md).

## RETURN VALUE

**incatalog** returns **0** if the cell does not belong to the catalog with the **'C'** attribut, a value different from **0** if it does.

## EXAMPLE

```
#include "mut.h"
char ∗tell_if_incatalog(name)
char ∗name;
{
	return incatalog(name) ? "Jawohl, mein Herr" : "Nein, danke";
}
```

## SEE ALSO

**mbk**(1), [**incatalogfeed**(3)](/incatalogfeed/3.md), [**incatalogdelete**(3)](/incatalogdelete/3.md), [**incataloggds**(3)](/incataloggds/3.md), [**MBK\_CATAL\_NAME**(1)](/MBK_CATAL_NAME/1.md), [**MBK\_CATA\_LIB**(1)](/MBK_CATA_LIB/1.md), [**MBK\_WORK\_LIB**(1)](/MBK_WORK_LIB/1.md).