Re: [PATCH] printf.3: Document 'l' length modifier for a, A, e, E, f, F, g, and G

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Hi Vincent,

On Sat, May 21, 2022 at 8:33 AM Vincent Lefevre <vincent@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Lefevre <vincent@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  man3/printf.3 | 11 +++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/man3/printf.3 b/man3/printf.3
> index 4fa1f11f3..a231d626c 100644
> --- a/man3/printf.3
> +++ b/man3/printf.3
> @@ -503,6 +503,17 @@ argument, or a following
>  conversion corresponds to a pointer to
>  .I wchar_t
>  argument.
> +On a following
> +.BR a ,
> +.BR A ,
> +.BR e ,
> +.BR E ,
> +.BR f ,
> +.BR F ,
> +.BR g ,
> +or
> +.B G
> +conversion, this length modifier is ignored (C99; not in SUSv2).

I'm not a native English speaker, but I think "Following a ...
conversion" sounds better, unless I misunderstand the phrase.

My 2 cents,
Stefan.

>  .TP
>  .B ll
>  (ell-ell).
> --
> 2.36.1
>



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