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Scanf

.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}scanf, short for scan formatted, is a C standard library function that reads and parses text from standard input.

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Format string specifications

Vulnerabilities

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Map overview Semantic statistics

Scanf

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples23
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

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Scanf

Top relations

related to history · 7
Scanf → For, However, Java, Mike Lesk's, Scanner, Unix, Version
related to Vulnerabilities · 6
Scanf → Another, Great, In, Related, These, This
related to External links · 4
Scanf → System Interfaces Reference, The Open GroupC, The Single UNIX Specification, Version
related to Format string specifications · 4
Scanf → As, POSIX, The, There
related to Usage · 2
Scanf → The, Thescanffunction

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Important terminology

input number scan format string function printf read characters standard text placeholders whitespace floating-point must example formatting integer character reads

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Scanfrelated to External linksSystem Interfaces Reference0.60section
Scanfrelated to External linksThe Single UNIX Specification0.60section
Scanfrelated to External linksVersion0.60section
Scanfrelated to External linksThe Open GroupC0.60section
Scanfrelated to Format string specificationsThe0.60section
Scanfrelated to Format string specificationsAs0.60section
Scanfrelated to Format string specificationsPOSIX0.60section
Scanfrelated to Format string specificationsThere0.60section
Scanfrelated to historyMike Lesk's0.60section
Scanfrelated to historyUnix0.60section
Scanfrelated to historyVersion0.60section
Scanfrelated to historyFor0.60section

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