---
name: "fmt_minus"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libowfat-dev"
version: "0.32-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fmt_minus"
---

# fmt\_minus(3)

write '-' for negative integers

## NAME

fmt\_minus - write '-' for negative integers

## SYNTAX

**#include \<libowfat/fmt.h\>**

size\_t **fmt\_minus**(char \**dest*,signed int *source*);

## DESCRIPTION

fmt\_minus writes '-' if *source* is negative, nothing otherwise.  It returns the number of bytes written.

fmt\_minus does not append \\0.

If *dest* equals FMT\_LEN (i.e. is zero), fmt\_minus returns the number of bytes it would have written.

## SEE ALSO

[fmt\_plusminus(3)](/fmt_plusminus/3.md), [scan\_plusminus(3)](/scan_plusminus/3.md)