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SPRINTF(9) Basic C Library Functions SPRINTF(9)

NAME

sprintf - Format a string and place it in a buffer

SYNOPSIS

int sprintf(char * buf, const char * fmt, ...);

ARGUMENTS

buf
The buffer to place the result into
fmt
The format string to use @...: Arguments for the format string
...
variable arguments

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.

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February 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16