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Subject: docs/20117: *printf manpage doesn't document %n
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>Number:         20117
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       *printf manpage doesn't document %n
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jul 23 01:40:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Mark Huizer
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
>Environment:


>Description:

	I tried to look up the actions of printf("%n"), but it wasn't
	in the manpage, only in the code

>How-To-Repeat:

	

>Fix:
	This is a lousy bit of description for what it does, but well,
	it's better than nothing.

(Before Format:)
Result type:
	An optional character that indicates the type of the value for
	use with format characters n, i, o, u and x. 'q' (or 'll') stands
	for a quad int, 'l' for a long int, 'h' for a short int. Int is
	default.

In the format characters:
n	Returns the amount of characters output so far, including
	formating actions. Requires a pointer value to write the value
	to. Beware: this changes your parameter!


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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