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Formatted Output
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   The functions described in this section (`printf' and related
functions) provide a convenient way to perform formatted output.  You
call `printf' with a "format string" or "template string" that
specifies how to format the values of the remaining arguments.

   Unless your program is a filter that specifically performs line- or
character-oriented processing, using `printf' or one of the other
related functions described in this section is usually the easiest and
most concise way to perform output.  These functions are especially
useful for printing error messages, tables of data, and the like.

Formatted Output Basics

Some examples to get you started.

Output Conversion Syntax

General syntax of conversion

specifications.

Table of Output Conversions

Summary of output conversions and

what they do.

Integer Conversions

Details about formatting of integers.

Floating-Point Conversions

Details about formatting of

floating-point numbers.

Other Output Conversions

Details about formatting of strings,

characters, pointers, and the like.

Formatted Output Functions

Descriptions of the actual functions.

Dynamic Output

Functions that allocate memory for the output.

Variable Arguments Output

`vprintf' and friends.

Parsing a Template String

What kinds of args does a given template

call for?

Example of Parsing

Sample program using `parse_printf_format'.