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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.

SEE ALSO

    - ecvt (3) - fcvt(3) sprintf(3) ve 1 8