[Bug manual/14695] New: Wrong printf("%3s"...) Example --- manual subsection "12.12.6 Other Output Conversions"

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http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14695

             Bug #: 14695
           Summary: Wrong printf("%3s"...) Example --- manual subsection
                    "12.12.6 Other Output Conversions"
           Product: glibc
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: manual
        AssignedTo: unassigned@sourceware.org
        ReportedBy: lascania@gmail.com
                CC: mtk.manpages@gmail.com, roland@gnu.org
    Classification: Unclassified


Created attachment 6678
  --> http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=6678
picture of the manual page with wrong printf() example

glibc manual chapter "12. I/O on Streams"
section "12.12 Formatted Output"
subsection "12.12.6 Other Output Conversions" contains the following example
line:
"printf ("%3s%-6s", "no", "where");"

this example is incorrect because there are two missing dots that are used to
specify the precision of the output, how may characters printf() outputs.

The correct version is:
"printf ("%.3s%-.6s", "no", "where");"

observe the dot inside %.3s and the second dot inside %-.6s !



Check the attached .gif image for better clarification !

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