device_printf (9)

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(The comments found at the beginning of the groff file "man9/device_printf.9freebsd".)

NAME

device_printf - formatted output conversion

SYNOPSIS

In sys/param.h In sys/bus.h Ft int Fn device_printf device_t dev const char *fmt ...

DESCRIPTION

The Fn device_printf function is a convenience interface to the printf(9) function. It outputs the name of the Fa dev device, followed by a colon and a space, and then what printf(9) would print if you passed Fa fmt and the remaining arguments to it.

RETURN VALUES

The Fn device_printf function returns the number of characters displayed.

SEE ALSO

printf(3), printf(9)