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Re: [PLUG] C Question (Off Topic?)
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plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org wrote on 09/15/2003 02:58:40 PM:
> Hello all,
> I'm a beginner trying to learn C and I have a question. I realize this
isn't a
> C mailing list, however, I know there are a lot of programmers on this
list
> and I'd rather post here than somewhere else. I hope you don't mind.
> I want to use the % symbol as part of a string literal within a printf()
> statement. The % symbol is used as a conversion specifier, such as %d,
> indicating a decimal integer. I understand this. What I can't seem to
find--in
> my many books--is how to use the % symbol as part of a string.
> printf("Congratulations. You saved 20%.\n");
> Any suggestions? TIA
> Chris Shanahan
>From 'man 3 printf', in the conversion specifier section:
% A `%' is written. No argument is converted. The
complete conversion specification is `%%'.
Cheers,
Paul
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