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  The field width
      An optional decimal digit string (with nonzero first digit) specifying a 
minimum field width.  If the
      converted  value has fewer characters than the field width, it will be padded 
with spaces on the left
      (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has been given).  Instead of a decimal 
digit  string  one  may
      write  `*' or `*m$' (for some decimal integer m) to specify that the field 
width is given in the next
      argument, or in the m-th argument, respectively, which must be of type int.  
A negative  field  width
      is  taken  as a `-' flag followed by a positive field width.  In no case does 
a non-existent or small
      field width cause truncation of a field; if the result of a conversion is 
wider than the field width,
      the field is expanded to contain the conversion result.


I think it is the last sentance that might be the problem, satrting 'In no case...'

Do people agree.
If so, it will explain why the program seg violates on occasions.

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