From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBB34C433DB for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2021 08:14:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8842665062 for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2021 08:14:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S230323AbhCHINb (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Mar 2021 03:13:31 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:60028 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S230432AbhCHINH (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Mar 2021 03:13:07 -0500 Received: from mail-pg1-x535.google.com (mail-pg1-x535.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::535]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1105BC06174A for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2021 00:13:07 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-pg1-x535.google.com with SMTP id o38so5926487pgm.9 for ; Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:13:07 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version; bh=D0+vHgIaQPuTeJcujt5tbtTWfRCONE1ZEanQevcfT5I=; b=WoYU4AJmg790LnGi2QulfWjLgyNt8F2GRytb1e6g6El6KqT1P+rXLZNCmDuw9FO1Bf E5Qua/8jmaXEoghLdj8ASONZR5578kTVbyaGZefm+I8KCikUCTzIdWP6gSSPBQz/Wpgz XqK1qz1j7h1BwBJuJDzFDroGPw2BXT46d+JHdCOWIKfJgbjWVx1SQ1q/3geIRKcQrRLq F8tbg4wM+gNoGMkDfvFTS1Hfx7uiwK3x0X2AkwhRg4s0pJyiPnjpiR2RwSwgta4AZRGX ociOSljLYLNaS10/Z3JLZE+GqHfPKayKllJqKJpeQB5hoGZFraS0RUT1xnN1r7xPR9nb OnFw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version; bh=D0+vHgIaQPuTeJcujt5tbtTWfRCONE1ZEanQevcfT5I=; b=PCzUb2OHIa5zpRpDZb2YvlLq00gg/BW4JVo2IqhpQEhun/6gNiyJbiKZI3D5TK/Xim E/e4UJP9Vd2J3y9MPPr5/CrIGQ14jrKkCxX/oqbNQzMY6ujNPdSURW342E/Psm7bbV5m hmmXnval+7+BYeh/asc4uXDdJpKZMSdwgC5AtaVXBWm/eDRCkFsv31Hxe01atSYIaXST AhISMUwU6QP2qAlSJcBLA0SHuMKJyXSR8auMAKInfjXvzSCwNjUIzzNXAIbUbEgfZ9uw Q0wRRXheHHy/G9ziG6htMpOerUQ0s7myaR06ApBwoLdF5WQtQVpoYU7n6cbqhnz/TsTo x2lg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532rbjRl/zf187ld/ygL9E0L77GgGU5sKVZ4snOf7H5oGd95n2Ah 82J9bh/oKRkB2M7ENrMw9sAZ1xvyWAE= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzhS1H6PBuIweUkaT5AOdV6bEhMEVuIce5PU440CrdxufSZdaFY0hLH6YXGQKHxCiY1gzZ1tw== X-Received: by 2002:a63:db57:: with SMTP id x23mr3465111pgi.432.1615191186485; Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:13:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost ([43.230.64.83]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 68sm9467388pfd.75.2021.03.08.00.13.05 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:13:06 -0800 (PST) From: Utkarsh Singh 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 Message-ID: <8735x66oz5.fsf@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-man@vger.kernel.org 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