_printf

Synopsis

_printf FORMAT [ARGUMENT]...

_printf OPTION

Description

Print ARGUMENTS(s) according to FORMAT, or execute according to OPTION:

RETURN VALUE

On a successful return, the function will return the number of characters printed (excluding the null byte). A negative value is returned when the output encounters and error.

OPTIONS

%d, %i format specifier to print and integer of base 10.

%b format specifier to print number in binary.

%o format specifier to print value of an octal variable.

%c format specifier to print a character.

%s format specifier to print a string.

%S format specifier to print a string. Non printable characters (0 < ASCII value < 32 or >= 127) are printed this way: \x, followed by the ASCII code value in hexadecimal (upper case - always 2 characters)

%% format specifier to print a percent sign.

%x format specifier to print value of a lower-case hexadecimal variable.

%X format specifier to print the value of an upper-case hexadecimal variable.

%p format specifier to print an address.

%u format specifier to print an unsigned integer.

%R format specifier to print the rot13 of a string.

%r format specifier to print a reversed string.

EXAMPLE How to use _printf with conversion specifiers:

include "holberton.h"
                       
_printf("The %s won the game by %d runs.", "Yankees", 2);
Output: "The Yankees won the game by 2 runs 

Author

Charles Obimnaeto Egesionu & Susan

See also

printf(3), write(2)