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.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 SPRINTF(9)
