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

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

9       int snprintf(char * buf, size_t size, const char * fmt, ...);
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ARGUMENTS

12       buf
13           The buffer to place the result into
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15       size
16           The size of the buffer, including the trailing null space
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19           The format string to use @...: Arguments for the format string
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DESCRIPTION

25       The return value is the number of characters which would be generated
26       for the given input, excluding the trailing null, as per ISO C99. If
27       the return is greater than or equal to size, the resulting string is
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30       See the vsnprintf documentation for format string extensions over C99.
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33Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011                     SNPRINTF(9)
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