gcvt

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NAME

       gcvt - 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)
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