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Description:

The ft_printf project asks you to recode a simplified version of the C standard library (libc) function: printf (which can also be used as a shell command in Linux). This function formats text and writes it to the standard output. Ft_printf only handles the following conversions: c, s, p, d, i, u, x, X and %. Ft_printf doesn't handle buffer management and undefined behaviour in the same way as the original printf.

Instructions:

The project includes a makefile, so you can just compile it by typing 'make' in the command line. If you want to compile and run the program including the main.c file, type 'make run' instead.

Resources:

• I had done this project already a year ago, so I relied a lot on my memories from past experience.
• The printf Wikipedia page, printf on cppreference.com and man printf.
• No AI was used.

Algorithm and data structure:

• I used a recursive algorithm to format integers. I did this because it was a very concise approach and because I thought it would be good to practise the use of recursion.
• Just like the original printf, my function takes a va_list type (internally a struct) as a parameter. Other than that I only used basic arithmetic data types (int and char) because that was sufficient.