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From: Utkarsh Singh <utkarsh190601@gmail.com>
To: linux-man@vger.kernel.org, alx.manpages@gmail.com,
	mtk.manpages@gmail.com
Subject: [patch] printf.3: Add overall structure of format string
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:45:10 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8735x66oz5.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)

Hi,

Thanks for creating and maintaining Linux man-pages project.

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.

diff --git a/man3/printf.3 b/man3/printf.3
index fa6564426..69ff29316 100644
--- a/man3/printf.3
+++ b/man3/printf.3
@@ -193,6 +193,13 @@ an optional
 and an optional
 .IR "length modifier" .
 .PP
+Overall syntax of format string is:
+.PP
+.in +4n
+.EX
+%[$][flags][width][.precision][length modifier]conversion
+.EE
+.PP
 The arguments must correspond properly (after type promotion) with the
 conversion specifier.
 By default, the arguments are used in the order
-- 
Utkarsh Singh

             reply	other threads:[~2021-03-08  8:14 UTC|newest]

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

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