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From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
To: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
Cc: mtk.manpages@gmail.com, Utkarsh Singh <utkarsh190601@gmail.com>,
	linux-man@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] printf.3: Add overall structure of format string
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2021 21:32:26 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <bb1639ef-efa7-55b8-ad21-a334642099c4@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210319235717.28264-4-alx.manpages@gmail.com>

Hi Alex,

On 3/20/21 12:57 AM, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> From: Utkarsh Singh <utkarsh190601@gmail.com>
> 
> Can we add a small syntax structure for format string in printf(3)
> manual.  I personally find if easier to remember and scan.  This has
> been taken from OpenBSD printf(3) manual.

Patch applied.

Thanks,

Michael

> Signed-off-by: Utkarsh Singh <utkarsh190601@gmail.com>
> [ alx: ffix ]
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
> ---
>  man3/printf.3 | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/man3/printf.3 b/man3/printf.3
> index fa6564426..7c993074c 100644
> --- a/man3/printf.3
> +++ b/man3/printf.3
> @@ -193,6 +193,14 @@ an optional
>  and an optional
>  .IR "length modifier" .
>  .PP
> +Overall syntax of format string is:
> +.PP
> +.in +4n
> +.nf
> +%[$][flags][width][.precision][length modifier]conversion
> +.fi
> +.in
> +.PP
>  The arguments must correspond properly (after type promotion) with the
>  conversion specifier.
>  By default, the arguments are used in the order
> 


-- 
Michael Kerrisk
Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/

  reply	other threads:[~2021-04-04 19:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-03-19 23:57 [PATCH] printf.3: Add overall structure of format string Alejandro Colomar
2021-04-04 19:32 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2021-03-08  8:15 [patch] " Utkarsh Singh
2021-03-10 19:42 ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)

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