Format %lf in printf was not supported in old (pre-C99) versions of C language, which created superficial "inconsistency" between format specifiers for double in printf and scanf.

Oct 19, 2016 · printf format specifiers for uint32_t and size_t Asked 15 years, 6 months ago Modified 4 years, 2 months ago Viewed 373k times

Jan 16, 2021 · I've been trying to cobble together the format of printf into a sort of linear format. Is the following a correct understanding of the possible printf formats? % <justification: [-]?> <sig...

Jul 15, 2025 · Each formatting instruction in a printf format string, such as %lu, is, in the terminology of the C standard, a conversion specification. It tells printf how to convert the “raw bytes” of the valued …

Jul 9, 2010 · Out of all the combinations you tried, %ld and %lu are the only ones which are valid printf format specifiers at all. %lu (long unsigned decimal), %lx or %lX (long hex with lowercase or …

Dec 18, 2018 · Is there a complete online guide for C format specifiers for every type of data and for all cases? I only found partial and contrasting references that doesn't explain all possible cases.

Sep 1, 2008 · The printf function takes an argument type, such as %d or %i for a signed int. However, I don't see anything for a long value.

Dec 23, 2022 · I recently found this announcement for glibc ver 2.35; it states that ver 2.35 incorporates the binary conversion format specifiers %b and %B: printf-family functions now support the %b …

Aug 27, 2016 · In C-language, what are the most appropriate format specifiers for data type BYTE, WORD and DWORD to be used with printf and scanf functions? I am having a hard time displaying …

Feb 10, 2022 · Width and precision format specifiers for printf [duplicate] Asked 3 years, 11 months ago Modified 3 years, 11 months ago Viewed 4k times