vsscanf(9)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to vsscanf(9) from the Kernel API Manual 🫶 — this one is literally all about how to Unformat a buffer into a list of arguments. no cap, that’s the whole arc. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the signature is right here, and yes, every character is staying exactly as-is because we do not play with code in this group chat 😭:

int vsscanf (const char *buf , const char *fmt , va_list args );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

three besties walk into the parameter list, and they are serving very specific roles:

• buf — input buffer 🌸
• fmt — format of buffer ✨
• args — arguments 🫶

that’s it, that’s the cast. periodt. 💜

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go give these icons a vibe check, because they are all linked from here:

• Kernel file ./lib/vsprintf.c
• simple_strtoull(9)
• simple_strtoul(9)
• simple_strtol(9)
• simple_strtoll(9)
• vsnprintf(9)
• vscnprintf(9)
• snprintf(9)
• scnprintf(9)
• vsprintf(9)
• sprintf(9)
• vbin_printf(9)
• bstr_printf(9)
• sscanf(9)

mwah 💋 source/version: ./lib, date: October 2026, page: vsscanf(9) — byeee bestie, go unformat responsibly 👑🌈