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.\"    Manual: Basic C Library Functions
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "SPRINTF" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Basic C Library Functions"
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.SH "NAME"
sprintf \- Format a string and place it in a buffer
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ sprintf('u
.BI "int sprintf(char\ *\ " "buf" ", const\ char\ *\ " "fmt" ", " "\&.\&.\&." ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIbuf\fR
.RS 4
The buffer to place the result into
.RE
.PP
\fIfmt\fR
.RS 4
The format string to use @\&.\&.\&.: Arguments for the format string
.RE
.PP
\fI\&.\&.\&.\fR
.RS 4
variable arguments
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The function returns the number of characters written into
\fIbuf\fR\&. Use
\fBsnprintf\fR
or
\fBscnprintf\fR
in order to avoid buffer overflows\&.
.PP
See the
\fBvsnprintf\fR
documentation for format string extensions over C99\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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