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To: Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, Matthew.Alton@anheuser-busch.com
Subject: Re: printf wierdness
Cc: Matt.Ladendorf@anheuser-busch.com
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> 
> Why is this happening?
> 
> 
> $ vi foo.c
> 
> #include <stdio.h>
> 
> int
> main(void)
> {
>  unsigned long long int foo = 0;
>  char *bar = "Hidely Ho!";
> 
>  (void)printf("%llu    %s\n", foo, bar);
>  (void)printf("%s    %llu\n", bar, foo);
> 
>  return 0;
> }

 I believe you've got the wrong printf() specifications.

 I think you want:

	printf("%qu  %s\n", foo, bar);
	printf("%s   %qu\n", bar, foo);


	- Dave R. -


> foo.c: 14 lines, 196 characters.
> $ make foo
> cc     foo.c   -o foo
> $ ./foo
> 0    (null)
> Hidely Ho!    0
> $ 
> 
> Matthew Alton
> Computer Services - UNIX Systems Administration
> (314)632-6644   matthew.alton@anheuser-busch.com
>                 alton@plantnet.com


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