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SPRINTF(9) | Basic C Library Functions | SPRINTF(9) |
NAME¶
sprintf - Format a string and place it in a bufferSYNOPSIS¶
int sprintf(char * buf,
const char * fmt,
...);
ARGUMENTS¶
bufThe buffer to place the result into
fmt
The format string to use
...
Arguments for the format string
DESCRIPTION¶
The function returns the number of characters written into buf. Use snprintf or scnprintf in order to avoid buffer overflows. See the vsnprintf documentation for format string extensions over C99.COPYRIGHT¶
May 2018 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9. |