<refentry id="scanf">
<refnamediv>
<refname>Scanf</refname>
<refname>Fscanf</refname>
<refname>Sscanf</refname>
<refpurpose>input string interpretation</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcsynopsisinfo>
#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;
</funcsynopsisinfo>
<funcprototype>
  <funcdef><function>fscanf</function></funcdef>
  <paramdef>FILE *<parameter>fp</parameter></paramdef>
  <paramdef>char *<parameter>control</parameter></paramdef>
  <paramdef>char *<parameter>pointer...</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>

<funcprototype>
  <funcdef><function>scanf</function></funcdef>
  <paramdef>char *<parameter>control</parameter></paramdef>
  <paramdef>char *<parameter>pointer...</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>

<funcprototype>
  <funcdef><function>sscanf</function></funcdef>
  <paramdef>char *<parameter>string</parameter></paramdef>
  <paramdef>char *<parameter>control</parameter></paramdef>
  <paramdef>char *<parameter>pointer...</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>

</funcsynopsis>

</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1><title>Description</title>
<para>
Placeholder
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
<para>
These functions return EOF on end of input or error and a count
which is shorter than expected for unexpected or unmatched
items.
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1><title>See Also</title>
<para>
<link linkend="atof">atoi(), atof()</link>,
<link linkend="getc">getc()</link>,
<link linkend="printf">printf()</link>
Kernighan and Ritchie pp 147-150
</para>
</refsect1>

</refentry>