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.TH "SCNPRINTF" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
scnprintf \- Format a string and place it in a buffer
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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\fB
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int scnprintf  (char * \fIbuf\fB, size_t \fIsize\fB, const char * \fIfmt\fB,  \fI\&...\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIbuf\fB\fR
The buffer to place the result into
.TP
\fB\fIsize\fB\fR
The size of the buffer, including the trailing null space
.TP
\fB\fIfmt\fB\fR
The format string to use
@...: Arguments for the format string
.TP
\fB\fI\&...\fB\fR
variable arguments
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The return value is the number of characters written into \fIbuf\fR not including
the trailing '\\0'. If \fIsize\fR is <= 0 the function returns 0. If the return is
greater than or equal to \fIsize\fR, the resulting string is truncated.