1SPRINTF(9)                 Basic C Library Functions                SPRINTF(9)
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NAME

6       sprintf - Format a string and place it in a buffer
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SYNOPSIS

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

12       buf
13           The buffer to place the result into
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15       fmt
16           The format string to use @...: Arguments for the format string
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DESCRIPTION

22       The function returns the number of characters written into buf. Use
23       snprintf or scnprintf in order to avoid buffer overflows.
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25       See the vsnprintf documentation for format string extensions over C99.
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28Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011                      SPRINTF(9)
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