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NAME

       vfscanf, vscanf, vsscanf - format input of a stdarg argument list

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stdarg.h>
       #include <stdio.h>

       int vfscanf(FILE *restrict stream, const char *restrict format,
              va_list arg);
       int vscanf(const char *restrict format, va_list arg);
       int vsscanf(const char *restrict s, const char *restrict format,
              va_list arg);

DESCRIPTION

       The vscanf(), vfscanf(), and vsscanf() functions shall be equivalent to
       the scanf(), fscanf(), and  sscanf()  functions,  respectively,  except
       that  instead of being called with a variable number of arguments, they
       are called with an argument list as defined in the  <stdarg.h>  header.
       These  functions  shall not invoke the va_end macro. As these functions
       invoke  the  va_arg  macro,  the  value  of  ap  after  the  return  is
       unspecified.

RETURN VALUE

       Refer to fscanf() .

ERRORS

       Refer to fscanf() .

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       Applications  using  these functions should call va_end( ap) afterwards
       to clean up.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       fscanf()  ,  the  Base  Definitions  volume  of   IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       <stdarg.h>, <stdio.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .