STRING(3)

NAME

     string

SYNOPSIS

     char *string (fmt, args)
     char *fmt;
     ... args

DESCRIPTION

     string is similar to sprintf but  returns  a  pointer  to  a
     newly allocated string of the right length.

FILES

     none

SEE ALSO

     printf(3), sprintf(3), strdup(3L).

DIAGNOSTICS

BUGS

     string allocates additional space every time it  is  called.
     If  it  is to be called a lot, you should use sprintf, or at
     least free(3) the strings after use.

     There is no man page for the local version of strdup.

HISTORY

     01-Mar-94  Phil Scherrer:  placed in SOI v 0.8.
     1994-03-01     SOI Version 0.8