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.TH SPRINTF 3 "15. Juli 1988" "J\*org Schilling" "Schily\'s LIBRARY FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
sprintf() \- formats and places output in buffer
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B
sprintf(buf,form,arg1\|.\|.\|.argn)
.B	char *buf;
.B	char *form;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
sprintf() is similar to fprintf() except the formatted output is
placed into buf.
.SH RETURNS
none
.SH "SEE ALSO"
format(3), printf(3)
.SH NOTES
A NULL ('\\0') is appended to the end of the formatted output.
There is no check for overflowing the buffer.