GCVT (3)
convert a floating-point number to a string.
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
char *gcvt(double number , size_t ndigit , char * buf );
DESCRIPTION
The gcvt() function converts number to a minimal length NULL
terminated ASCII string and stores the result in buf. It produces
ndigit significant digits in either printf() F format or E format.
RETURN VALUE
The gcvt() function returns the address of the string pointed to
by buf.
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