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 4.8.                 January 2017                                SPRINTF(9)