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From: wutcd@chemnitz.guug.de (Joerg Wunsch)
Subject: Re: sprintf type differences
Message-ID: <wutcd.717448689@hadrian>
Keywords: UNIX vs. 386BSD
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References: <1992Sep18.211335.16381@seq.uncwil.edu>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 19:18:09 GMT
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faldor@seq.uncwil.edu (Sherman Brown) writes:
> Can someone tell me the major differences in the types for
>sprintf in UNIX vs. 386BSD0.1 ...
Well, are there any? I have 386BSD and a Data General DG/UX 5.4.1 (based
on SVR4) available at the moment, both manuals match with the ANSI de-
finition which says
int sprintf(char *s, const char *format, ...);
with the number of characters transferred (excl. the trailing \0) as
return value. Any other opinions???
J"org
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