git: 7cfd67ce96d9 - main - strfmon(3): Fix # explanation
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Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:51:32 UTC
The branch main has been updated by kib: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=7cfd67ce96d97c263c2c56c5c437426463467689 commit 7cfd67ce96d97c263c2c56c5c437426463467689 Author: Jose Luis Duran <jlduran@gmail.com> AuthorDate: 2022-10-13 16:11:31 +0000 Commit: Konstantin Belousov <kib@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2022-10-25 21:48:20 +0000 strfmon(3): Fix # explanation There's only one value that specifies the number of digits after the decimal point (oh, sorry, the "radix character") the other specifies the number before... While here, add a little more info on the effects of using the #n value. Obtained from: https://github.com/NetBSD/src/commit/d1dd1a086400ae719bde1f2c45938d9bc1d29e8b Reviewed by: kib PR: 267282 Github PR: #619 MFC after: 1 week --- lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.3 | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.3 index d6dcf693b80e..27dbbe49071f 100644 --- a/lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.3 +++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.3 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd June 25, 2012 +.Dd October 26, 2022 .Dt STRFMON 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -98,7 +98,13 @@ By default, there is no minimum width. A .Sq Cm # sign followed by a decimal number specifying the maximum -expected number of digits after the radix character. +expected number of digits before the radix character. +When this option is used, values that do not exceed the +specified number of digits are formatted so they will be +correctly aligned with other values printed using the same +format. +This includes always leaving space for a possible sign +indicator, even if none is needed for a particular value. .It A .Sq Cm \&.