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<H1>GCVT</H1>
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)<BR>Updated: 2017-09-15<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
gcvt - convert a floating-point number to a string
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>#include &lt;<A HREF="file:///usr/include/stdlib.h">stdlib.h</A>&gt;</B>
<B>char *gcvt(double </B><I>number</I><B>, int </B><I>ndigit</I><B>, char *</B><I>buf</I><B>);</B>
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Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+feature_test_macros">feature_test_macros</A></B>(7)):
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<B>gcvt</B>():
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<DT id="2">Since glibc 2.12:<DD>
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(_XOPEN_SOURCE&nbsp;&gt;=&nbsp;500) ! (_POSIX_C_SOURCE&nbsp;&gt;=&nbsp;200112L)
|| /* Glibc since 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
|| /* Glibc versions &lt;= 2.19: */ _SVID_SOURCE
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<DT id="3">Before glibc 2.12:<DD>
_SVID_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE&nbsp;&gt;=&nbsp;500
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
The
<B>gcvt</B>()
function converts <I>number</I> to a minimal length null-terminated
ASCII string and stores the result in <I>buf</I>.
It produces <I>ndigit</I> significant digits in either
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+printf">printf</A></B>(3)
F format or E format.
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2>
The
<B>gcvt</B>()
function returns the address of the string pointed to
by <I>buf</I>.
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<H2>ATTRIBUTES</H2>
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+attributes">attributes</A></B>(7).
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<TR VALIGN=top><TD><B>Interface</B></TD><TD><B>Attribute</B></TD><TD><B>Value</B><BR></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN=top><TD>
<B>gcvt</B>()
</TD><TD>Thread safety</TD><TD>MT-Safe<BR></TD></TR>
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<H2>CONFORMING TO</H2>
Marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001.
POSIX.1-2008 removes the specification of
<B>gcvt</B>(),
recommending the use of
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+sprintf">sprintf</A></B>(3)
instead (though
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+snprintf">snprintf</A></B>(3)
may be preferable).
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+ecvt">ecvt</A></B>(3),
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+fcvt">fcvt</A></B>(3),
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+sprintf">sprintf</A></B>(3)
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<H2>COLOPHON</H2>
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<I>man-pages</I>
project.
A description of the project,
information about reporting bugs,
and the latest version of this page,
can be found at
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<DT id="4"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
<DT id="5"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
<DT id="6"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
<DT id="7"><A HREF="#lbAE">RETURN VALUE</A><DD>
<DT id="8"><A HREF="#lbAF">ATTRIBUTES</A><DD>
<DT id="9"><A HREF="#lbAG">CONFORMING TO</A><DD>
<DT id="10"><A HREF="#lbAH">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
<DT id="11"><A HREF="#lbAI">COLOPHON</A><DD>
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