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NAME

       sprintf - Format a string and place it in a buffer

SYNOPSIS

       int sprintf  (char * buf, const char * fmt, ...);

ARGUMENTS

       buf    The buffer to place the result into

       fmt    The format string to use @...: Arguments for the format string

       ...    variable arguments

DESCRIPTION

       The  function  returns  the  number of characters written into buf. Use
       snprintf or scnprintf in order to avoid buffer overflows.