man_3_printf

.TH man 3 "18 APRIL 2022" "3.0" "_printf function man page"
.SH NAME
_printf - Replication of printf function
formatted output
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include "main.h"
.B int _printf(const char *format, ...);
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B _printf() function produce output based on the format string
the string dictates how subsequent arguments are converted for output
.B Format of the format string
The format string is a character string composed of zero or more directives: ordinary characters (not %), which are copied unchanged to the output stream;
and conversion specifications which result in fetching zero or subsequent arguments
.SH Conversion specifier
- A character that specifies the the type of conversion to be applied
.B %c
- prints a character

.B %%
- prints a %

.B %s
- prints a string

.B %d, %i
- prints an integer

.B Return value
- Upon sucessful return, return the number of characters printed except the NULL byte used to terminate strings
- If error is encountered, a negative value is returned
.B SH EXAMPLE

#include "main.h"

_printf("%i", 33);

_printf("%c", A);

.SH SEE ALSO
man printf(3)

.SH AUTHOR
Barine Desire && Shuaib Mujahid