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From: guy@gorodish.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Printf format strings
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Date: Wed, 8-Apr-87 16:09:02 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  8 16:09:02 1987
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Keywords: printf, print formatting.

>  No printf() function I've used in the last 5 years supports the
>"#" designator.

In other words, you haven't used:

	VAX 4.2BSD
	VAX 4.3BSD
	Any System III or System V release from AT&T
	SunOS
	probably Ultrix-32
	lots of other systems

in the last 5 years.

It's even *documented* in the S3 and S5 manuals.

>Since, by your example, I'd guess it's "suppost" to close-prefix the
>number by the "0x" designator, my primary suggestion would be that
>unless you find this to be in the ANSI standard,

Which he will.