www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/glibc/libc_208.html

search

	Buy the book!

The GNU C Library

12.14 Formatted Input

The functions described in this section (scanf and related functions) provide facilities for formatted input analogous to the formatted output facilities. These functions provide a mechanism for reading arbitrary values under the control of a format string or template string.

12.14.1 Formatted Input Basics		Some basics to get you started.
12.14.2 Input Conversion Syntax		Syntax of conversion specifications.
12.14.3 Table of Input Conversions		Summary of input conversions and what they do.
12.14.4 Numeric Input Conversions		Details of conversions for reading numbers.
12.14.5 String Input Conversions		Details of conversions for reading strings.
12.14.6 Dynamically Allocating String Conversions		String conversions that malloc the buffer.
12.14.7 Other Input Conversions		Details of miscellaneous other conversions.
12.14.8 Formatted Input Functions		Descriptions of the actual functions.
12.14.9 Variable Arguments Input Functions		vscanf and friends.