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.Dd March 11, 2005
.Dt PRINTF_L 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm printf_l , fprintf_l , sprintf_l , snprintf_l , asprintf_l ,
.Nm vprintf_l , vfprintf_l , vsprintf_l , vsnprintf_l , vasprintf_l
.Nd formatted output conversion
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In stdio.h
.In xlocale.h
.Ft int
.Fn printf_l "locale_t loc" "const char * restrict format" ...
.Ft int
.Fn fprintf_l "FILE * restrict stream" "locale_t loc" "const char * restrict format" ...
.Ft int
.Fn sprintf_l "char * restrict str" "locale_t loc" "const char * restrict format" ...
.Ft int
.Fn snprintf_l "char * restrict str" "size_t size" "locale_t loc" "const char * restrict format" ...
.Ft int
.Fn asprintf_l "char **ret" "locale_t loc" "const char *format" ...
.In stdarg.h
.Ft int
.Fn vprintf_l "locale_t loc" "const char * restrict format" "va_list ap"
.Ft int
.Fn vfprintf_l "FILE * restrict stream" "locale_t loc" "const char * restrict format" "va_list ap"
.Ft int
.Fn vsprintf_l "char * restrict str" "locale_t loc" "const char * restrict format" "va_list ap"
.Ft int
.Fn vsnprintf_l "char * restrict str" "size_t size" "locale_t loc" "const char * restrict format" "va_list ap"
.Ft int
.Fn vasprintf_l "char **ret" "locale_t loc" "const char *format" "va_list ap"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn printf_l ,
.Fn fprintf_l ,
.Fn sprintf_l ,
.Fn snprintf_l ,
.Fn asprintf_l ,
.Fn vprintf_l ,
.Fn vfprintf_l ,
.Fn vsprintf_l ,
.Fn vsnprintf_l ,
and
.Fn vasprintf_l
functions are extended locale versions of the
.Fn printf ,
.Fn fprintf ,
.Fn sprintf ,
.Fn snprintf ,
.Fn asprintf ,
.Fn vprintf ,
.Fn vfprintf ,
.Fn vsprintf ,
.Fn vsnprintf ,
and
.Fn vasprintf
functions, respectively.
Refer to their manual pages for details.
Also, see
.Xr xlocale 3 for more information about extended locales.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr printf 3 ,
.Xr xlocale 3