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.\"    Manual: Basic C Library Functions
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.9.168
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.TH "SSCANF" "9" "April 2019" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.9\&." "Basic C Library Functions"
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.SH "NAME"
sscanf \- Unformat a buffer into a list of arguments
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ sscanf('u
.BI "int sscanf(const\ char\ *\ " "buf" ", const\ char\ *\ " "fmt" ", " "\&.\&.\&." ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIbuf\fR
.RS 4
input buffer
.RE
.PP
\fIfmt\fR
.RS 4
formatting of buffer
.RE
.PP
\fI\&.\&.\&.\fR
.RS 4
resulting arguments
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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