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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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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010								SPRINTF(9)