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27.Dd April 21, 2003
28.Dt DEVICE_PRINTF 9
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm device_printf
32.Nd formatted output conversion
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34.In sys/param.h
35.In sys/bus.h
36.Ft int
37.Fn device_printf "device_t dev" "const char *fmt" ...
38.Sh DESCRIPTION
39The
40.Fn device_printf
41function is a convenience interface to the
42.Xr printf 9
43function.
44It outputs the name of the
45.Fa dev
46device, followed by a colon and a space, and then what
47.Xr printf 9
48would print if you passed
49.Fa fmt
50and the remaining arguments to it.
51.Sh RETURN VALUES
52The
53.Fn device_printf
54function returns the number of characters displayed.
55.Sh SEE ALSO
56.Xr printf 3 ,
57.Xr printf 9
58