| 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
...
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.COPYRIGHT¶
| March 2016 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2. |