%r on Decus C compiler

Martin Minow minow at decvax.UUCP
Mon Oct 24 07:42:45 AEST 1983


It was suggested that %r in the Decus C printf means "rad50".
This is incorrect.  %r is identical to %r in Unix V6 -- a "format
goto".  It wasn't documented because it wasn't documented in
the V6 manuals (and hence wasn't standard).

I know.  I wrote the code.

Now you know too.  Enough?

Martin Minow
decvax!minow



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