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

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

9       int vsprintf(char * buf, const char * fmt, va_list args);
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ARGUMENTS

12       buf
13           The buffer to place the result into
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15       fmt
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18       args
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DESCRIPTION

22       The function returns the number of characters written into buf. Use
23       vsnprintf or vscnprintf in order to avoid buffer overflows.
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25       If you're not already dealing with a va_list consider using sprintf.
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27       See the vsnprintf documentation for format string extensions over C99.
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30Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019                       VSPRINTF(9)
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