NAME

     gcvt - convert a floating-point number to a string.

SYNOPSIS

     #include <stdlib.h>

     char *gcvt(double number, size_t ndigit, char *buf

DESCRIPTION

     The gcvt() function converts number to a minimal length NULL
     terminated  ASCII  string  and stores the result in buf.  It
     produces ndigit significant digits in either printf() F for-
     mat or E format.

RETURN VALUE

     The gcvt()  function  returns  the  address  of  the  string
     pointed to by buf.

SEE ALSO

     ecvt(3), fcvt(3), sprintf(3)