Move utf, fmt.  Small header file changes.
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/LICENSE b/src/lib9/fmt/LICENSE
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+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *		Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+*/
+
+This is a Unix port of the Plan 9 formatted I/O package.
+
+Please send comments about the packaging
+to Russ Cox <rsc@post.harvard.edu>.
+
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/NOTICE b/src/lib9/fmt/NOTICE
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+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *		Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+*/
+
+This is a Unix port of the Plan 9 formatted I/O package.
+
+Please send comments about the packaging
+to Russ Cox <rsc@post.harvard.edu>.
+
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/README b/src/lib9/fmt/README
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+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *		Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+*/
+
+This is a Unix port of the Plan 9 formatted I/O package.
+
+Please send comments about the packaging
+to Russ Cox <rsc@post.harvard.edu>.
+
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/charstod.c b/src/lib9/fmt/charstod.c
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+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+/*
+ * Reads a floating-point number by interpreting successive characters
+ * returned by (*f)(vp).  The last call it makes to f terminates the
+ * scan, so is not a character in the number.  It may therefore be
+ * necessary to back up the input stream up one byte after calling charstod.
+ */
+
+double
+fmtcharstod(int(*f)(void*), void *vp)
+{
+	double num, dem;
+	int neg, eneg, dig, exp, c;
+
+	num = 0;
+	neg = 0;
+	dig = 0;
+	exp = 0;
+	eneg = 0;
+
+	c = (*f)(vp);
+	while(c == ' ' || c == '\t')
+		c = (*f)(vp);
+	if(c == '-' || c == '+'){
+		if(c == '-')
+			neg = 1;
+		c = (*f)(vp);
+	}
+	while(c >= '0' && c <= '9'){
+		num = num*10 + c-'0';
+		c = (*f)(vp);
+	}
+	if(c == '.')
+		c = (*f)(vp);
+	while(c >= '0' && c <= '9'){
+		num = num*10 + c-'0';
+		dig++;
+		c = (*f)(vp);
+	}
+	if(c == 'e' || c == 'E'){
+		c = (*f)(vp);
+		if(c == '-' || c == '+'){
+			if(c == '-'){
+				dig = -dig;
+				eneg = 1;
+			}
+			c = (*f)(vp);
+		}
+		while(c >= '0' && c <= '9'){
+			exp = exp*10 + c-'0';
+			c = (*f)(vp);
+		}
+	}
+	exp -= dig;
+	if(exp < 0){
+		exp = -exp;
+		eneg = !eneg;
+	}
+	dem = __fmtpow10(exp);
+	if(eneg)
+		num /= dem;
+	else
+		num *= dem;
+	if(neg)
+		return -num;
+	return num;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/dofmt.c b/src/lib9/fmt/dofmt.c
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+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+/* format the output into f->to and return the number of characters fmted  */
+int
+dofmt(Fmt *f, char *fmt)
+{
+	Rune rune, *rt, *rs;
+	int r;
+	char *t, *s;
+	int n, nfmt;
+
+	nfmt = f->nfmt;
+	for(;;){
+		if(f->runes){
+			rt = (Rune*)f->to;
+			rs = (Rune*)f->stop;
+			while((r = *(uchar*)fmt) && r != '%'){
+				if(r < Runeself)
+					fmt++;
+				else{
+					fmt += chartorune(&rune, fmt);
+					r = rune;
+				}
+				FMTRCHAR(f, rt, rs, r);
+			}
+			fmt++;
+			f->nfmt += rt - (Rune *)f->to;
+			f->to = rt;
+			if(!r)
+				return f->nfmt - nfmt;
+			f->stop = rs;
+		}else{
+			t = (char*)f->to;
+			s = (char*)f->stop;
+			while((r = *(uchar*)fmt) && r != '%'){
+				if(r < Runeself){
+					FMTCHAR(f, t, s, r);
+					fmt++;
+				}else{
+					n = chartorune(&rune, fmt);
+					if(t + n > s){
+						t = (char*)__fmtflush(f, t, n);
+						if(t != nil)
+							s = (char*)f->stop;
+						else
+							return -1;
+					}
+					while(n--)
+						*t++ = *fmt++;
+				}
+			}
+			fmt++;
+			f->nfmt += t - (char *)f->to;
+			f->to = t;
+			if(!r)
+				return f->nfmt - nfmt;
+			f->stop = s;
+		}
+
+		fmt = (char*)__fmtdispatch(f, fmt, 0);
+		if(fmt == nil)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;	/* not reached */
+}
+
+void *
+__fmtflush(Fmt *f, void *t, int len)
+{
+	if(f->runes)
+		f->nfmt += (Rune*)t - (Rune*)f->to;
+	else
+		f->nfmt += (char*)t - (char *)f->to;
+	f->to = t;
+	if(f->flush == 0 || (*f->flush)(f) == 0 || (char*)f->to + len > (char*)f->stop){
+		f->stop = f->to;
+		return nil;
+	}
+	return f->to;
+}
+
+/*
+ * put a formatted block of memory sz bytes long of n runes into the output buffer,
+ * left/right justified in a field of at least f->width charactes
+ */
+int
+__fmtpad(Fmt *f, int n)
+{
+	char *t, *s;
+	int i;
+
+	t = (char*)f->to;
+	s = (char*)f->stop;
+	for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
+		FMTCHAR(f, t, s, ' ');
+	f->nfmt += t - (char *)f->to;
+	f->to = t;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+__rfmtpad(Fmt *f, int n)
+{
+	Rune *t, *s;
+	int i;
+
+	t = (Rune*)f->to;
+	s = (Rune*)f->stop;
+	for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
+		FMTRCHAR(f, t, s, ' ');
+	f->nfmt += t - (Rune *)f->to;
+	f->to = t;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+__fmtcpy(Fmt *f, const void *vm, int n, int sz)
+{
+	Rune *rt, *rs, r;
+	char *t, *s, *m, *me;
+	ulong fl;
+	int nc, w;
+
+	m = (char*)vm;
+	me = m + sz;
+	w = f->width;
+	fl = f->flags;
+	if((fl & FmtPrec) && n > f->prec)
+		n = f->prec;
+	if(f->runes){
+		if(!(fl & FmtLeft) && __rfmtpad(f, w - n) < 0)
+			return -1;
+		rt = (Rune*)f->to;
+		rs = (Rune*)f->stop;
+		for(nc = n; nc > 0; nc--){
+			r = *(uchar*)m;
+			if(r < Runeself)
+				m++;
+			else if((me - m) >= UTFmax || fullrune(m, me-m))
+				m += chartorune(&r, m);
+			else
+				break;
+			FMTRCHAR(f, rt, rs, r);
+		}
+		f->nfmt += rt - (Rune *)f->to;
+		f->to = rt;
+		if(m < me)
+			return -1;
+		if(fl & FmtLeft && __rfmtpad(f, w - n) < 0)
+			return -1;
+	}else{
+		if(!(fl & FmtLeft) && __fmtpad(f, w - n) < 0)
+			return -1;
+		t = (char*)f->to;
+		s = (char*)f->stop;
+		for(nc = n; nc > 0; nc--){
+			r = *(uchar*)m;
+			if(r < Runeself)
+				m++;
+			else if((me - m) >= UTFmax || fullrune(m, me-m))
+				m += chartorune(&r, m);
+			else
+				break;
+			FMTRUNE(f, t, s, r);
+		}
+		f->nfmt += t - (char *)f->to;
+		f->to = t;
+		if(fl & FmtLeft && __fmtpad(f, w - n) < 0)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+__fmtrcpy(Fmt *f, const void *vm, int n)
+{
+	Rune r, *m, *me, *rt, *rs;
+	char *t, *s;
+	ulong fl;
+	int w;
+
+	m = (Rune*)vm;
+	w = f->width;
+	fl = f->flags;
+	if((fl & FmtPrec) && n > f->prec)
+		n = f->prec;
+	if(f->runes){
+		if(!(fl & FmtLeft) && __rfmtpad(f, w - n) < 0)
+			return -1;
+		rt = (Rune*)f->to;
+		rs = (Rune*)f->stop;
+		for(me = m + n; m < me; m++)
+			FMTRCHAR(f, rt, rs, *m);
+		f->nfmt += rt - (Rune *)f->to;
+		f->to = rt;
+		if(fl & FmtLeft && __rfmtpad(f, w - n) < 0)
+			return -1;
+	}else{
+		if(!(fl & FmtLeft) && __fmtpad(f, w - n) < 0)
+			return -1;
+		t = (char*)f->to;
+		s = (char*)f->stop;
+		for(me = m + n; m < me; m++){
+			r = *m;
+			FMTRUNE(f, t, s, r);
+		}
+		f->nfmt += t - (char *)f->to;
+		f->to = t;
+		if(fl & FmtLeft && __fmtpad(f, w - n) < 0)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* fmt out one character */
+int
+__charfmt(Fmt *f)
+{
+	char x[1];
+
+	x[0] = va_arg(f->args, int);
+	f->prec = 1;
+	return __fmtcpy(f, (const char*)x, 1, 1);
+}
+
+/* fmt out one rune */
+int
+__runefmt(Fmt *f)
+{
+	Rune x[1];
+
+	x[0] = va_arg(f->args, int);
+	return __fmtrcpy(f, (const void*)x, 1);
+}
+
+/* public helper routine: fmt out a null terminated string already in hand */
+int
+fmtstrcpy(Fmt *f, char *s)
+{
+	int p, i;
+	if(!s)
+		return __fmtcpy(f, "<nil>", 5, 5);
+	/* if precision is specified, make sure we don't wander off the end */
+	if(f->flags & FmtPrec){
+		p = f->prec;
+		for(i = 0; i < p; i++)
+			if(s[i] == 0)
+				break;
+		return __fmtcpy(f, s, utfnlen(s, i), i);	/* BUG?: won't print a partial rune at end */
+	}
+
+	return __fmtcpy(f, s, utflen(s), strlen(s));
+}
+
+/* fmt out a null terminated utf string */
+int
+__strfmt(Fmt *f)
+{
+	char *s;
+
+	s = va_arg(f->args, char *);
+	return fmtstrcpy(f, s);
+}
+
+/* public helper routine: fmt out a null terminated rune string already in hand */
+int
+fmtrunestrcpy(Fmt *f, Rune *s)
+{
+	Rune *e;
+	int n, p;
+
+	if(!s)
+		return __fmtcpy(f, "<nil>", 5, 5);
+	/* if precision is specified, make sure we don't wander off the end */
+	if(f->flags & FmtPrec){
+		p = f->prec;
+		for(n = 0; n < p; n++)
+			if(s[n] == 0)
+				break;
+	}else{
+		for(e = s; *e; e++)
+			;
+		n = e - s;
+	}
+	return __fmtrcpy(f, s, n);
+}
+
+/* fmt out a null terminated rune string */
+int
+__runesfmt(Fmt *f)
+{
+	Rune *s;
+
+	s = va_arg(f->args, Rune *);
+	return fmtrunestrcpy(f, s);
+}
+
+/* fmt a % */
+int
+__percentfmt(Fmt *f)
+{
+	Rune x[1];
+
+	x[0] = f->r;
+	f->prec = 1;
+	return __fmtrcpy(f, (const void*)x, 1);
+}
+
+/* fmt an integer */
+int
+__ifmt(Fmt *f)
+{
+	char buf[70], *p, *conv;
+	uvlong vu;
+	ulong u;
+	int neg, base, i, n, fl, w, isv;
+
+	neg = 0;
+	fl = f->flags;
+	isv = 0;
+	vu = 0;
+	u = 0;
+	/*
+	 * Unsigned verbs
+	 */
+	switch(f->r){
+	case 'o':
+	case 'u':
+	case 'x':
+	case 'X':
+		fl |= FmtUnsigned;
+		break;
+	}
+	if(f->r == 'p'){
+		u = (ulong)va_arg(f->args, void*);
+		f->r = 'x';
+		fl |= FmtUnsigned;
+	}else if(fl & FmtVLong){
+		isv = 1;
+		if(fl & FmtUnsigned)
+			vu = va_arg(f->args, uvlong);
+		else
+			vu = va_arg(f->args, vlong);
+	}else if(fl & FmtLong){
+		if(fl & FmtUnsigned)
+			u = va_arg(f->args, ulong);
+		else
+			u = va_arg(f->args, long);
+	}else if(fl & FmtByte){
+		if(fl & FmtUnsigned)
+			u = (uchar)va_arg(f->args, int);
+		else
+			u = (char)va_arg(f->args, int);
+	}else if(fl & FmtShort){
+		if(fl & FmtUnsigned)
+			u = (ushort)va_arg(f->args, int);
+		else
+			u = (short)va_arg(f->args, int);
+	}else{
+		if(fl & FmtUnsigned)
+			u = va_arg(f->args, uint);
+		else
+			u = va_arg(f->args, int);
+	}
+	conv = "0123456789abcdef";
+	switch(f->r){
+	case 'd':
+	case 'i':
+		base = 10;
+		break;
+	case 'u':
+		base = 10;
+		break;
+	case 'x':
+		base = 16;
+		break;
+	case 'X':
+		base = 16;
+		conv = "0123456789ABCDEF";
+		break;
+	case 'b':
+		base = 2;
+		break;
+	case 'o':
+		base = 8;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if(!(fl & FmtUnsigned)){
+		if(isv && (vlong)vu < 0){
+			vu = -(vlong)vu;
+			neg = 1;
+		}else if(!isv && (long)u < 0){
+			u = -(long)u;
+			neg = 1;
+		}
+	}else{
+		fl &= ~(FmtSign|FmtSpace);	/* no + for unsigned conversions */
+	}
+	p = buf + sizeof buf - 1;
+	n = 0;
+	if(isv){
+		while(vu){
+			i = vu % base;
+			vu /= base;
+			if((fl & FmtComma) && n % 4 == 3){
+				*p-- = ',';
+				n++;
+			}
+			*p-- = conv[i];
+			n++;
+		}
+	}else{
+		while(u){
+			i = u % base;
+			u /= base;
+			if((fl & FmtComma) && n % 4 == 3){
+				*p-- = ',';
+				n++;
+			}
+			*p-- = conv[i];
+			n++;
+		}
+	}
+	if(n == 0){
+		if(!(fl & FmtPrec) || f->prec != 0){
+			*p-- = '0';
+			n = 1;
+		}
+		fl &= ~FmtSharp;
+	}
+	for(w = f->prec; n < w && p > buf+3; n++)
+		*p-- = '0';
+	if(neg || (fl & (FmtSign|FmtSpace)))
+		n++;
+	if(fl & FmtSharp){
+		if(base == 16)
+			n += 2;
+		else if(base == 8){
+			if(p[1] == '0')
+				fl &= ~FmtSharp;
+			else
+				n++;
+		}
+	}
+	if((fl & FmtZero) && !(fl & (FmtLeft|FmtPrec))){
+		for(w = f->width; n < w && p > buf+3; n++)
+			*p-- = '0';
+		f->width = 0;
+	}
+	if(fl & FmtSharp){
+		if(base == 16)
+			*p-- = f->r;
+		if(base == 16 || base == 8)
+			*p-- = '0';
+	}
+	if(neg)
+		*p-- = '-';
+	else if(fl & FmtSign)
+		*p-- = '+';
+	else if(fl & FmtSpace)
+		*p-- = ' ';
+	f->flags &= ~FmtPrec;
+	return __fmtcpy(f, p + 1, n, n);
+}
+
+int
+__countfmt(Fmt *f)
+{
+	void *p;
+	ulong fl;
+
+	fl = f->flags;
+	p = va_arg(f->args, void*);
+	if(fl & FmtVLong){
+		*(vlong*)p = f->nfmt;
+	}else if(fl & FmtLong){
+		*(long*)p = f->nfmt;
+	}else if(fl & FmtByte){
+		*(char*)p = f->nfmt;
+	}else if(fl & FmtShort){
+		*(short*)p = f->nfmt;
+	}else{
+		*(int*)p = f->nfmt;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+__flagfmt(Fmt *f)
+{
+	switch(f->r){
+	case ',':
+		f->flags |= FmtComma;
+		break;
+	case '-':
+		f->flags |= FmtLeft;
+		break;
+	case '+':
+		f->flags |= FmtSign;
+		break;
+	case '#':
+		f->flags |= FmtSharp;
+		break;
+	case ' ':
+		f->flags |= FmtSpace;
+		break;
+	case 'u':
+		f->flags |= FmtUnsigned;
+		break;
+	case 'h':
+		if(f->flags & FmtShort)
+			f->flags |= FmtByte;
+		f->flags |= FmtShort;
+		break;
+	case 'L':
+		f->flags |= FmtLDouble;
+		break;
+	case 'l':
+		if(f->flags & FmtLong)
+			f->flags |= FmtVLong;
+		f->flags |= FmtLong;
+		break;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/* default error format */
+int
+__badfmt(Fmt *f)
+{
+	char x[3];
+
+	x[0] = '%';
+	x[1] = f->r;
+	x[2] = '%';
+	f->prec = 3;
+	__fmtcpy(f, (const void*)x, 3, 3);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/dorfmt.c b/src/lib9/fmt/dorfmt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdaee8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/dorfmt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+/* format the output into f->to and return the number of characters fmted  */
+
+int
+dorfmt(Fmt *f, const Rune *fmt)
+{
+	Rune *rt, *rs;
+	int r;
+	char *t, *s;
+	int nfmt;
+
+	nfmt = f->nfmt;
+	for(;;){
+		if(f->runes){
+			rt = f->to;
+			rs = f->stop;
+			while((r = *fmt++) && r != '%'){
+				FMTRCHAR(f, rt, rs, r);
+			}
+			f->nfmt += rt - (Rune *)f->to;
+			f->to = rt;
+			if(!r)
+				return f->nfmt - nfmt;
+			f->stop = rs;
+		}else{
+			t = f->to;
+			s = f->stop;
+			while((r = *fmt++) && r != '%'){
+				FMTRUNE(f, t, f->stop, r);
+			}
+			f->nfmt += t - (char *)f->to;
+			f->to = t;
+			if(!r)
+				return f->nfmt - nfmt;
+			f->stop = s;
+		}
+
+		fmt = __fmtdispatch(f, fmt, 1);
+		if(fmt == nil)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;		/* not reached */
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/errfmt.c b/src/lib9/fmt/errfmt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2184705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/errfmt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+int
+__errfmt(Fmt *f)
+{
+	char *s;
+
+	s = strerror(errno);
+	return fmtstrcpy(f, s);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/fltfmt.c b/src/lib9/fmt/fltfmt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..234f03d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/fltfmt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,610 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <float.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+#include "nan.h"
+
+enum
+{
+	FDEFLT	= 6,
+	NSIGNIF	= 17
+};
+
+/*
+ * first few powers of 10, enough for about 1/2 of the
+ * total space for doubles.
+ */
+static double pows10[] =
+{
+	  1e0,   1e1,   1e2,   1e3,   1e4,   1e5,   1e6,   1e7,   1e8,   1e9,  
+	 1e10,  1e11,  1e12,  1e13,  1e14,  1e15,  1e16,  1e17,  1e18,  1e19,  
+	 1e20,  1e21,  1e22,  1e23,  1e24,  1e25,  1e26,  1e27,  1e28,  1e29,  
+	 1e30,  1e31,  1e32,  1e33,  1e34,  1e35,  1e36,  1e37,  1e38,  1e39,  
+	 1e40,  1e41,  1e42,  1e43,  1e44,  1e45,  1e46,  1e47,  1e48,  1e49,  
+	 1e50,  1e51,  1e52,  1e53,  1e54,  1e55,  1e56,  1e57,  1e58,  1e59,  
+	 1e60,  1e61,  1e62,  1e63,  1e64,  1e65,  1e66,  1e67,  1e68,  1e69,  
+	 1e70,  1e71,  1e72,  1e73,  1e74,  1e75,  1e76,  1e77,  1e78,  1e79,  
+	 1e80,  1e81,  1e82,  1e83,  1e84,  1e85,  1e86,  1e87,  1e88,  1e89,  
+	 1e90,  1e91,  1e92,  1e93,  1e94,  1e95,  1e96,  1e97,  1e98,  1e99,  
+	1e100, 1e101, 1e102, 1e103, 1e104, 1e105, 1e106, 1e107, 1e108, 1e109, 
+	1e110, 1e111, 1e112, 1e113, 1e114, 1e115, 1e116, 1e117, 1e118, 1e119, 
+	1e120, 1e121, 1e122, 1e123, 1e124, 1e125, 1e126, 1e127, 1e128, 1e129, 
+	1e130, 1e131, 1e132, 1e133, 1e134, 1e135, 1e136, 1e137, 1e138, 1e139, 
+	1e140, 1e141, 1e142, 1e143, 1e144, 1e145, 1e146, 1e147, 1e148, 1e149, 
+	1e150, 1e151, 1e152, 1e153, 1e154, 1e155, 1e156, 1e157, 1e158, 1e159, 
+};
+
+static double
+pow10(int n)
+{
+	double d;
+	int neg;
+
+	neg = 0;
+	if(n < 0){
+		if(n < DBL_MIN_10_EXP){
+			return 0.;
+		}
+		neg = 1;
+		n = -n;
+	}else if(n > DBL_MAX_10_EXP){
+		return HUGE_VAL;
+	}
+	if(n < (int)(sizeof(pows10)/sizeof(pows10[0])))
+		d = pows10[n];
+	else{
+		d = pows10[sizeof(pows10)/sizeof(pows10[0]) - 1];
+		for(;;){
+			n -= sizeof(pows10)/sizeof(pows10[0]) - 1;
+			if(n < (int)(sizeof(pows10)/sizeof(pows10[0]))){
+				d *= pows10[n];
+				break;
+			}
+			d *= pows10[sizeof(pows10)/sizeof(pows10[0]) - 1];
+		}
+	}
+	if(neg){
+		return 1./d;
+	}
+	return d;
+}
+
+static int
+xadd(char *a, int n, int v)
+{
+	char *b;
+	int c;
+
+	if(n < 0 || n >= NSIGNIF)
+		return 0;
+	for(b = a+n; b >= a; b--) {
+		c = *b + v;
+		if(c <= '9') {
+			*b = c;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		*b = '0';
+		v = 1;
+	}
+	*a = '1';	/* overflow adding */
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+xsub(char *a, int n, int v)
+{
+	char *b;
+	int c;
+
+	for(b = a+n; b >= a; b--) {
+		c = *b - v;
+		if(c >= '0') {
+			*b = c;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		*b = '9';
+		v = 1;
+	}
+	*a = '9';	/* underflow subtracting */
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void
+xaddexp(char *p, int e)
+{
+	char se[9];
+	int i;
+
+	*p++ = 'e';
+	if(e < 0) {
+		*p++ = '-';
+		e = -e;
+	}
+	i = 0;
+	while(e) {
+		se[i++] = e % 10 + '0';
+		e /= 10;
+	}
+	if(i == 0) {
+		*p++ = '0';
+	} else {
+		while(i > 0)
+			*p++ = se[--i];
+	}
+	*p++ = '\0';
+}
+
+static char*
+xdodtoa(char *s1, double f, int chr, int prec, int *decpt, int *rsign)
+{
+	char s2[NSIGNIF+10];
+	double g, h;
+	int e, d, i;
+	int c2, sign, oerr;
+
+	if(chr == 'F')
+		chr = 'f';
+	if(prec > NSIGNIF)
+		prec = NSIGNIF;
+	if(prec < 0)
+		prec = 0;
+	if(__isNaN(f)) {
+		*decpt = 9999;
+		*rsign = 0;
+		strcpy(s1, "nan");
+		return &s1[3];
+	}
+	sign = 0;
+	if(f < 0) {
+		f = -f;
+		sign++;
+	}
+	*rsign = sign;
+	if(__isInf(f, 1) || __isInf(f, -1)) {
+		*decpt = 9999;
+		strcpy(s1, "inf");
+		return &s1[3];
+	}
+
+	e = 0;
+	g = f;
+	if(g != 0) {
+		frexp(f, &e);
+		e = (int)(e * .301029995664);
+		if(e >= -150 && e <= +150) {
+			d = 0;
+			h = f;
+		} else {
+			d = e/2;
+			h = f * pow10(-d);
+		}
+		g = h * pow10(d-e);
+		while(g < 1) {
+			e--;
+			g = h * pow10(d-e);
+		}
+		while(g >= 10) {
+			e++;
+			g = h * pow10(d-e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * convert NSIGNIF digits and convert
+	 * back to get accuracy.
+	 */
+	for(i=0; i<NSIGNIF; i++) {
+		d = (int)g;
+		s1[i] = d + '0';
+		g = (g - d) * 10;
+	}
+	s1[i] = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * try decimal rounding to eliminate 9s
+	 */
+	c2 = prec + 1;
+	if(chr == 'f')
+		c2 += e;
+	oerr = errno;
+	if(c2 >= NSIGNIF-2) {
+		strcpy(s2, s1);
+		d = e;
+		s1[NSIGNIF-2] = '0';
+		s1[NSIGNIF-1] = '0';
+		xaddexp(s1+NSIGNIF, e-NSIGNIF+1);
+		g = fmtstrtod(s1, nil);
+		if(g == f)
+			goto found;
+		if(xadd(s1, NSIGNIF-3, 1)) {
+			e++;
+			xaddexp(s1+NSIGNIF, e-NSIGNIF+1);
+		}
+		g = fmtstrtod(s1, nil);
+		if(g == f)
+			goto found;
+		strcpy(s1, s2);
+		e = d;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * convert back so s1 gets exact answer
+	 */
+	for(d = 0; d < 10; d++) {
+		xaddexp(s1+NSIGNIF, e-NSIGNIF+1);
+		g = fmtstrtod(s1, nil);
+		if(f > g) {
+			if(xadd(s1, NSIGNIF-1, 1))
+				e--;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if(f < g) {
+			if(xsub(s1, NSIGNIF-1, 1))
+				e++;
+			continue;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
+found:
+	errno = oerr;
+
+	/*
+	 * sign
+	 */
+	d = 0;
+	i = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * round & adjust 'f' digits
+	 */
+	c2 = prec + 1;
+	if(chr == 'f'){
+		if(xadd(s1, c2+e, 5))
+			e++;
+		c2 += e;
+		if(c2 < 0){
+			c2 = 0;
+			e = -prec - 1;
+		}
+	}else{
+		if(xadd(s1, c2, 5))
+			e++;
+	}
+	if(c2 > NSIGNIF){
+		c2 = NSIGNIF;
+	}
+
+	*decpt = e + 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * terminate the converted digits
+	 */
+	s1[c2] = '\0';
+	return &s1[c2];
+}
+
+/*
+ * this function works like the standard dtoa, if you want it.
+ */
+#if 0
+static char*
+__dtoa(double f, int mode, int ndigits, int *decpt, int *rsign, char **rve)
+{
+	static char s2[NSIGNIF + 10];
+	char *es;
+	int chr, prec;
+
+	switch(mode) {
+	/* like 'e' */
+	case 2:
+	case 4:
+	case 6:
+	case 8:
+		chr = 'e';
+		break;
+	/* like 'g' */
+	case 0:
+	case 1:
+	default:
+		chr = 'g';
+		break;
+	/* like 'f' */
+	case 3:
+	case 5:
+	case 7:
+	case 9:
+		chr = 'f';
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if(chr != 'f' && ndigits){
+		ndigits--;
+	}
+	prec = ndigits;
+	if(prec > NSIGNIF)
+		prec = NSIGNIF;
+	if(ndigits == 0)
+		prec = NSIGNIF;
+	es = xdodtoa(s2, f, chr, prec, decpt, rsign);
+
+	/*
+	 * strip trailing 0
+	 */
+	for(; es > s2 + 1; es--){
+		if(es[-1] != '0'){
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	*es = '\0';
+	if(rve != NULL)
+		*rve = es;
+	return s2;
+}
+#endif
+
+static int
+fmtzdotpad(Fmt *f, int n, int pt)
+{
+	char *t, *s;
+	int i;
+	Rune *rt, *rs;
+
+	if(f->runes){
+		rt = (Rune*)f->to;
+		rs = (Rune*)f->stop;
+		for(i = 0; i < n; i++){
+			if(i == pt){
+				FMTRCHAR(f, rt, rs, '.');
+			}
+			FMTRCHAR(f, rt, rs, '0');
+		}
+		f->nfmt += rt - (Rune*)f->to;
+		f->to = rt;
+	}else{
+		t = (char*)f->to;
+		s = (char*)f->stop;
+		for(i = 0; i < n; i++){
+			if(i == pt){
+				FMTCHAR(f, t, s, '.');
+			}
+			FMTCHAR(f, t, s, '0');
+		}
+		f->nfmt += t - (char *)f->to;
+		f->to = t;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+__efgfmt(Fmt *fmt)
+{
+	double f;
+	char s1[NSIGNIF+10];
+	int e, d, n;
+	int c1, c2, c3, c4, ucase, sign, chr, prec, fl;
+
+	f = va_arg(fmt->args, double);
+	prec = FDEFLT;
+	fl = fmt->flags;
+	fmt->flags = 0;
+	if(fl & FmtPrec)
+		prec = fmt->prec;
+	chr = fmt->r;
+	ucase = 0;
+	if(chr == 'E'){
+		chr = 'e';
+		ucase = 1;
+	}else if(chr == 'F'){
+		chr = 'f';
+		ucase = 1;
+	}else if(chr == 'G'){
+		chr = 'g';
+		ucase = 1;
+	}
+	if(prec > 0 && chr == 'g')
+		prec--;
+	if(prec < 0)
+		prec = 0;
+
+	xdodtoa(s1, f, chr, prec, &e, &sign);
+	e--;
+	if(*s1 == 'i' || *s1 == 'n'){
+		if(ucase){
+			if(*s1 == 'i'){
+				strcpy(s1, "INF");
+			}else{
+				strcpy(s1, "NAN");
+			}
+		}
+		fmt->flags = fl & (FmtWidth|FmtLeft);
+		return __fmtcpy(fmt, (const void*)s1, 3, 3);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * copy into final place
+	 * c1 digits of leading '0'
+	 * c2 digits from conversion
+	 * c3 digits of trailing '0'
+	 * c4 digits after '.'
+	 */
+	c1 = 0;
+	c2 = prec + 1;
+	c3 = 0;
+	c4 = prec;
+	switch(chr) {
+	default:
+		chr = 'e';
+		break;
+	case 'g':
+		/*
+		 * decide on 'e' of 'f' style convers
+		 */
+		if(e >= -4 && e <= prec) {
+			c1 = -e;
+			c4 = prec - e;
+			chr = 'h';	/* flag for 'f' style */
+		}
+		break;
+	case 'f':
+		c1 = -e;
+		if(c1 > prec)
+			c1 = prec + 1;
+		c2 += e;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * clean up c1 c2 and c3
+	 */
+	if(c1 < 0)
+		c1 = 0;
+	if(c2 < 0)
+		c2 = 0;
+	if(c2 > NSIGNIF) {
+		c3 = c2-NSIGNIF;
+		c2 = NSIGNIF;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * trim trailing zeros for %g
+	 */
+	if(!(fl & FmtSharp)
+	&& (chr == 'g' || chr == 'h')){
+		if(c4 >= c3){
+			c4 -= c3;
+			c3 = 0;
+		}else{
+			c3 -= c4;
+			c4 = 0;
+		}
+		while(c4 && c2 > 1 && s1[c2 - 1] == '0'){
+			c4--;
+			c2--;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * calculate the total length
+	 */
+	n = c1 + c2 + c3;
+	if(sign || (fl & (FmtSign|FmtSpace)))
+		n++;
+	if(c4 || (fl & FmtSharp)){
+		n++;
+	}
+	if(chr == 'e' || chr == 'g'){
+		n += 4;
+		if(e >= 100)
+			n++;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * pad to width if right justified
+	 */
+	if((fl & (FmtWidth|FmtLeft)) == FmtWidth && n < fmt->width){
+		if(fl & FmtZero){
+			c1 += fmt->width - n;
+		}else{
+			if(__fmtpad(fmt, fmt->width - n) < 0){
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * sign
+	 */
+	d = 0;
+	if(sign)
+		d = '-';
+	else if(fl & FmtSign)
+		d = '+';
+	else if(fl & FmtSpace)
+		d = ' ';
+	if(d && fmtrune(fmt, d) < 0){
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * copy digits
+	 */
+	c4 = c1 + c2 + c3 - c4;
+	if(c1 > 0){
+		if(fmtzdotpad(fmt, c1, c4) < 0){
+			return -1;
+		}
+		c4 -= c1;
+	}
+	d = 0;
+	if(c4 >= 0 && c4 < c2){
+		if(__fmtcpy(fmt, s1, c4, c4) < 0 || fmtrune(fmt, '.') < 0)
+			return -1;
+		d = c4;
+		c2 -= c4;
+		c4 = -1;
+	}
+	if(__fmtcpy(fmt, (const void*)(s1 + d), c2, c2) < 0){
+		return -1;
+	}
+	c4 -= c2;
+	if(c3 > 0){
+		if(fmtzdotpad(fmt, c3, c4) < 0){
+			return -1;
+		}
+		c4 -= c3;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * strip trailing '0' on g conv
+	 */
+	if((fl & FmtSharp) && c4 == 0 && fmtrune(fmt, '.') < 0){
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if(chr == 'e' || chr == 'g') {
+		d = 0;
+		if(ucase)
+			s1[d++] = 'E';
+		else
+			s1[d++] = 'e';
+		c1 = e;
+		if(c1 < 0) {
+			s1[d++] = '-';
+			c1 = -c1;
+		} else
+			s1[d++] = '+';
+		if(c1 >= 100) {
+			s1[d++] = c1/100 + '0';
+			c1 = c1%100;
+		}
+		s1[d++] = c1/10 + '0';
+		s1[d++] = c1%10 + '0';
+		if(__fmtcpy(fmt, s1, d, d) < 0){
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	if((fl & (FmtWidth|FmtLeft)) == (FmtWidth|FmtLeft) && n < fmt->width){
+		if(__fmtpad(fmt, fmt->width - n) < 0){
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/fmt.c b/src/lib9/fmt/fmt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..976bf7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/fmt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+enum
+{
+	Maxfmt = 64
+};
+
+typedef struct Convfmt Convfmt;
+struct Convfmt
+{
+	int	c;
+	volatile	Fmts	fmt;	/* for spin lock in fmtfmt; avoids race due to write order */
+};
+
+struct
+{
+	/* lock by calling __fmtlock, __fmtunlock */
+	int	nfmt;
+	Convfmt	fmt[Maxfmt];
+} fmtalloc;
+
+static Convfmt knownfmt[] = {
+	' ',	__flagfmt,
+	'#',	__flagfmt,
+	'%',	__percentfmt,
+	'+',	__flagfmt,
+	',',	__flagfmt,
+	'-',	__flagfmt,
+	'C',	__runefmt,	/* Plan 9 addition */
+	'E',	__efgfmt,
+	'F',	__efgfmt,	/* ANSI only */
+	'G',	__efgfmt,
+	'L',	__flagfmt,	/* ANSI only */
+	'S',	__runesfmt,	/* Plan 9 addition */
+	'X',	__ifmt,
+	'b',	__ifmt,		/* Plan 9 addition */
+	'c',	__charfmt,
+	'd',	__ifmt,
+	'e',	__efgfmt,
+	'f',	__efgfmt,
+	'g',	__efgfmt,
+	'h',	__flagfmt,
+	'i',	__ifmt,		/* ANSI only */
+	'l',	__flagfmt,
+	'n',	__countfmt,
+	'o',	__ifmt,
+	'p',	__ifmt,
+	'r',	__errfmt,
+	's',	__strfmt,
+	'u',	__flagfmt,	/* in Unix, __ifmt */
+	'x',	__ifmt,
+	0,	nil,
+};
+
+
+int	(*fmtdoquote)(int);
+
+/*
+ * __fmtlock() must be set
+ */
+static int
+__fmtinstall(int c, Fmts f)
+{
+	Convfmt *p, *ep;
+
+	if(c<=0 || c>=65536)
+		return -1;
+	if(!f)
+		f = __badfmt;
+
+	ep = &fmtalloc.fmt[fmtalloc.nfmt];
+	for(p=fmtalloc.fmt; p<ep; p++)
+		if(p->c == c)
+			break;
+
+	if(p == &fmtalloc.fmt[Maxfmt])
+		return -1;
+
+	p->fmt = f;
+	if(p == ep){	/* installing a new format character */
+		fmtalloc.nfmt++;
+		p->c = c;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+fmtinstall(int c, Fmts f)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	__fmtlock();
+	ret = __fmtinstall(c, f);
+	__fmtunlock();
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static Fmts
+fmtfmt(int c)
+{
+	Convfmt *p, *ep;
+
+	ep = &fmtalloc.fmt[fmtalloc.nfmt];
+	for(p=fmtalloc.fmt; p<ep; p++)
+		if(p->c == c){
+			while(p->fmt == nil)	/* loop until value is updated */
+				;
+			return p->fmt;
+		}
+
+	/* is this a predefined format char? */
+	__fmtlock();
+	for(p=knownfmt; p->c; p++)
+		if(p->c == c){
+			__fmtinstall(p->c, p->fmt);
+			__fmtunlock();
+			return p->fmt;
+		}
+	__fmtunlock();
+
+	return __badfmt;
+}
+
+void*
+__fmtdispatch(Fmt *f, void *fmt, int isrunes)
+{
+	Rune rune, r;
+	int i, n;
+
+	f->flags = 0;
+	f->width = f->prec = 0;
+
+	for(;;){
+		if(isrunes){
+			r = *(Rune*)fmt;
+			fmt = (Rune*)fmt + 1;
+		}else{
+			fmt = (char*)fmt + chartorune(&rune, (char*)fmt);
+			r = rune;
+		}
+		f->r = r;
+		switch(r){
+		case '\0':
+			return nil;
+		case '.':
+			f->flags |= FmtWidth|FmtPrec;
+			continue;
+		case '0':
+			if(!(f->flags & FmtWidth)){
+				f->flags |= FmtZero;
+				continue;
+			}
+			/* fall through */
+		case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4':
+		case '5': case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
+			i = 0;
+			while(r >= '0' && r <= '9'){
+				i = i * 10 + r - '0';
+				if(isrunes){
+					r = *(Rune*)fmt;
+					fmt = (Rune*)fmt + 1;
+				}else{
+					r = *(char*)fmt;
+					fmt = (char*)fmt + 1;
+				}
+			}
+			if(isrunes)
+				fmt = (Rune*)fmt - 1;
+			else
+				fmt = (char*)fmt - 1;
+		numflag:
+			if(f->flags & FmtWidth){
+				f->flags |= FmtPrec;
+				f->prec = i;
+			}else{
+				f->flags |= FmtWidth;
+				f->width = i;
+			}
+			continue;
+		case '*':
+			i = va_arg(f->args, int);
+			if(i < 0){
+				/*
+				 * negative precision =>
+				 * ignore the precision.
+				 */
+				if(f->flags & FmtPrec){
+					f->flags &= ~FmtPrec;
+					f->prec = 0;
+					continue;
+				}
+				i = -i;
+				f->flags |= FmtLeft;
+			}
+			goto numflag;
+		}
+		n = (*fmtfmt(r))(f);
+		if(n < 0)
+			return nil;
+		if(n == 0)
+			return fmt;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/fmtdef.h b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtdef.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca2010a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtdef.h
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+/*
+ * dofmt -- format to a buffer
+ * the number of characters formatted is returned,
+ * or -1 if there was an error.
+ * if the buffer is ever filled, flush is called.
+ * it should reset the buffer and return whether formatting should continue.
+ */
+#define uchar _fmtuchar
+#define ushort _fmtushort
+#define uint _fmtuint
+#define ulong _fmtulong
+#define vlong _fmtvlong
+#define uvlong _fmtuvlong
+
+#define USED(x) if(x);else
+
+typedef unsigned char		uchar;
+typedef unsigned short		ushort;
+typedef unsigned int		uint;
+typedef unsigned long		ulong;
+
+#ifndef NOVLONGS
+typedef unsigned long long	uvlong;
+typedef long long		vlong;
+#endif
+
+#define nil		0	/* cannot be ((void*)0) because used for function pointers */
+
+typedef int (*Fmts)(Fmt*);
+
+typedef struct Quoteinfo Quoteinfo;
+struct Quoteinfo
+{
+	int	quoted;		/* if set, string must be quoted */
+	int	nrunesin;	/* number of input runes that can be accepted */
+	int	nbytesin;	/* number of input bytes that can be accepted */
+	int	nrunesout;	/* number of runes that will be generated */
+	int	nbytesout;	/* number of bytes that will be generated */
+};
+
+void	*__fmtflush(Fmt*, void*, int);
+void	*__fmtdispatch(Fmt*, void*, int);
+int	__floatfmt(Fmt*, double);
+int	__fmtpad(Fmt*, int);
+int	__rfmtpad(Fmt*, int);
+int	__fmtFdFlush(Fmt*);
+
+int	__efgfmt(Fmt*);
+int	__charfmt(Fmt*);
+int	__runefmt(Fmt*);
+int	__runesfmt(Fmt*);
+int	__countfmt(Fmt*);
+int	__flagfmt(Fmt*);
+int	__percentfmt(Fmt*);
+int	__ifmt(Fmt*);
+int	__strfmt(Fmt*);
+int	__badfmt(Fmt*);
+int	__fmtcpy(Fmt*, const void*, int, int);
+int	__fmtrcpy(Fmt*, const void*, int n);
+int	__errfmt(Fmt *f);
+
+double	__fmtpow10(int);
+
+void	__fmtlock(void);
+void	__fmtunlock(void);
+
+#define FMTCHAR(f, t, s, c)\
+	do{\
+	if(t + 1 > (char*)s){\
+		t = __fmtflush(f, t, 1);\
+		if(t != nil)\
+			s = f->stop;\
+		else\
+			return -1;\
+	}\
+	*t++ = c;\
+	}while(0)
+
+#define FMTRCHAR(f, t, s, c)\
+	do{\
+	if(t + 1 > (Rune*)s){\
+		t = __fmtflush(f, t, sizeof(Rune));\
+		if(t != nil)\
+			s = f->stop;\
+		else\
+			return -1;\
+	}\
+	*t++ = c;\
+	}while(0)
+
+#define FMTRUNE(f, t, s, r)\
+	do{\
+	Rune _rune;\
+	int _runelen;\
+	if(t + UTFmax > (char*)s && t + (_runelen = runelen(r)) > (char*)s){\
+		t = __fmtflush(f, t, _runelen);\
+		if(t != nil)\
+			s = f->stop;\
+		else\
+			return -1;\
+	}\
+	if(r < Runeself)\
+		*t++ = r;\
+	else{\
+		_rune = r;\
+		t += runetochar(t, &_rune);\
+	}\
+	}while(0)
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/fmtfd.c b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtfd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d425140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtfd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+/*
+ * public routine for final flush of a formatting buffer
+ * to a file descriptor; returns total char count.
+ */
+int
+fmtfdflush(Fmt *f)
+{
+	if(__fmtFdFlush(f) <= 0)
+		return -1;
+	return f->nfmt;
+}
+
+/*
+ * initialize an output buffer for buffered printing
+ */
+int
+fmtfdinit(Fmt *f, int fd, char *buf, int size)
+{
+	f->runes = 0;
+	f->start = buf;
+	f->to = buf;
+	f->stop = buf + size;
+	f->flush = __fmtFdFlush;
+	f->farg = (void*)fd;
+	f->nfmt = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/fmtfdflush.c b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtfdflush.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..796feab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtfdflush.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+/*
+ * generic routine for flushing a formatting buffer
+ * to a file descriptor
+ */
+int
+__fmtFdFlush(Fmt *f)
+{
+	int n;
+
+	n = (char*)f->to - (char*)f->start;
+	if(n && write((int)f->farg, f->start, n) != n)
+		return 0;
+	f->to = f->start;
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/fmtlock.c b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtlock.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fffe81c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtlock.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+void
+__fmtlock(void)
+{
+	;
+}
+
+void
+__fmtunlock(void)
+{
+	;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/fmtprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe2ad3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+
+/*
+ * format a string into the output buffer
+ * designed for formats which themselves call fmt,
+ * but ignore any width flags
+ */
+int
+fmtprint(Fmt *f, char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list va;
+	int n;
+
+	f->flags = 0;
+	f->width = 0;
+	f->prec = 0;
+	va = f->args;
+	va_start(f->args, fmt);
+	n = dofmt(f, fmt);
+	va_end(f->args);
+	f->flags = 0;
+	f->width = 0;
+	f->prec = 0;
+	f->args = va;
+	if(n >= 0)
+		return 0;
+	return n;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/fmtquote.c b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtquote.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d5633d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtquote.c
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+/*
+ * How many bytes of output UTF will be produced by quoting (if necessary) this string?
+ * How many runes? How much of the input will be consumed?
+ * The parameter q is filled in by __quotesetup.
+ * The string may be UTF or Runes (s or r).
+ * Return count does not include NUL.
+ * Terminate the scan at the first of:
+ *	NUL in input
+ *	count exceeded in input
+ *	count exceeded on output
+ * *ninp is set to number of input bytes accepted.
+ * nin may be <0 initially, to avoid checking input by count.
+ */
+void
+__quotesetup(char *s, Rune *r, int nin, int nout, Quoteinfo *q, int sharp, int runesout)
+{
+	int w;
+	Rune c;
+
+	q->quoted = 0;
+	q->nbytesout = 0;
+	q->nrunesout = 0;
+	q->nbytesin = 0;
+	q->nrunesin = 0;
+	if(sharp || nin==0 || (s && *s=='\0') || (r && *r=='\0')){
+		if(nout < 2)
+			return;
+		q->quoted = 1;
+		q->nbytesout = 2;
+		q->nrunesout = 2;
+	}
+	for(; nin!=0; nin-=w){
+		if(s)
+			w = chartorune(&c, s);
+		else{
+			c = *r;
+			w = runelen(c);
+		}
+
+		if(c == '\0')
+			break;
+		if(runesout){
+			if(q->nrunesout+1 > nout)
+				break;
+		}else{
+			if(q->nbytesout+w > nout)
+				break;
+		}
+
+		if((c <= L' ') || (c == L'\'') || (fmtdoquote!=nil && fmtdoquote(c))){
+			if(!q->quoted){
+				if(runesout){
+					if(1+q->nrunesout+1+1 > nout)	/* no room for quotes */
+						break;
+				}else{
+					if(1+q->nbytesout+w+1 > nout)	/* no room for quotes */
+						break;
+				}
+				q->nrunesout += 2;	/* include quotes */
+				q->nbytesout += 2;	/* include quotes */
+				q->quoted = 1;
+			}
+			if(c == '\'')	{
+				if(runesout){
+					if(1+q->nrunesout+1 > nout)	/* no room for quotes */
+						break;
+				}else{
+					if(1+q->nbytesout+w > nout)	/* no room for quotes */
+						break;
+				}
+				q->nbytesout++;
+				q->nrunesout++;	/* quotes reproduce as two characters */
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* advance input */
+		if(s)
+			s += w;
+		else
+			r++;
+		q->nbytesin += w;
+		q->nrunesin++;
+
+		/* advance output */
+		q->nbytesout += w;
+		q->nrunesout++;
+	}
+}
+
+static int
+qstrfmt(char *sin, Rune *rin, Quoteinfo *q, Fmt *f)
+{
+	Rune r, *rm, *rme;
+	char *t, *s, *m, *me;
+	Rune *rt, *rs;
+	ulong fl;
+	int nc, w;
+
+	m = sin;
+	me = m + q->nbytesin;
+	rm = rin;
+	rme = rm + q->nrunesin;
+
+	w = f->width;
+	fl = f->flags;
+	if(f->runes){
+		if(!(fl & FmtLeft) && __rfmtpad(f, w - q->nrunesout) < 0)
+			return -1;
+	}else{
+		if(!(fl & FmtLeft) && __fmtpad(f, w - q->nbytesout) < 0)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	t = (char*)f->to;
+	s = (char*)f->stop;
+	rt = (Rune*)f->to;
+	rs = (Rune*)f->stop;
+	if(f->runes)
+		FMTRCHAR(f, rt, rs, '\'');
+	else
+		FMTRUNE(f, t, s, '\'');
+	for(nc = q->nrunesin; nc > 0; nc--){
+		if(sin){
+			r = *(uchar*)m;
+			if(r < Runeself)
+				m++;
+			else if((me - m) >= UTFmax || fullrune(m, me-m))
+				m += chartorune(&r, m);
+			else
+				break;
+		}else{
+			if(rm >= rme)
+				break;
+			r = *(uchar*)rm++;
+		}
+		if(f->runes){
+			FMTRCHAR(f, rt, rs, r);
+			if(r == '\'')
+				FMTRCHAR(f, rt, rs, r);
+		}else{
+			FMTRUNE(f, t, s, r);
+			if(r == '\'')
+				FMTRUNE(f, t, s, r);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(f->runes){
+		FMTRCHAR(f, rt, rs, '\'');
+		USED(rs);
+		f->nfmt += rt - (Rune *)f->to;
+		f->to = rt;
+		if(fl & FmtLeft && __rfmtpad(f, w - q->nrunesout) < 0)
+			return -1;
+	}else{
+		FMTRUNE(f, t, s, '\'');
+		USED(s);
+		f->nfmt += t - (char *)f->to;
+		f->to = t;
+		if(fl & FmtLeft && __fmtpad(f, w - q->nbytesout) < 0)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+__quotestrfmt(int runesin, Fmt *f)
+{
+	int outlen;
+	Rune *r;
+	char *s;
+	Quoteinfo q;
+
+	f->flags &= ~FmtPrec;	/* ignored for %q %Q, so disable for %s %S in easy case */
+	if(runesin){
+		r = va_arg(f->args, Rune *);
+		s = nil;
+	}else{
+		s = va_arg(f->args, char *);
+		r = nil;
+	}
+	if(!s && !r)
+		return __fmtcpy(f, (void*)"<nil>", 5, 5);
+
+	if(f->flush)
+		outlen = 0x7FFFFFFF;	/* if we can flush, no output limit */
+	else if(f->runes)
+		outlen = (Rune*)f->stop - (Rune*)f->to;
+	else
+		outlen = (char*)f->stop - (char*)f->to;
+
+	__quotesetup(s, r, -1, outlen, &q, f->flags&FmtSharp, f->runes);
+//print("bytes in %d bytes out %d runes in %d runesout %d\n", q.nbytesin, q.nbytesout, q.nrunesin, q.nrunesout);
+
+	if(runesin){
+		if(!q.quoted)
+			return __fmtrcpy(f, r, q.nrunesin);
+		return qstrfmt(nil, r, &q, f);
+	}
+
+	if(!q.quoted)
+		return __fmtcpy(f, s, q.nrunesin, q.nbytesin);
+	return qstrfmt(s, nil, &q, f);
+}
+
+int
+quotestrfmt(Fmt *f)
+{
+	return __quotestrfmt(0, f);
+}
+
+int
+quoterunestrfmt(Fmt *f)
+{
+	return __quotestrfmt(1, f);
+}
+
+void
+quotefmtinstall(void)
+{
+	fmtinstall('q', quotestrfmt);
+	fmtinstall('Q', quoterunestrfmt);
+}
+
+int
+__needsquotes(char *s, int *quotelenp)
+{
+	Quoteinfo q;
+
+	__quotesetup(s, nil, -1, 0x7FFFFFFF, &q, 0, 0);
+	*quotelenp = q.nbytesout;
+
+	return q.quoted;
+}
+
+int
+__runeneedsquotes(Rune *r, int *quotelenp)
+{
+	Quoteinfo q;
+
+	__quotesetup(nil, r, -1, 0x7FFFFFFF, &q, 0, 0);
+	*quotelenp = q.nrunesout;
+
+	return q.quoted;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/fmtrune.c b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtrune.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a034546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtrune.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+int
+fmtrune(Fmt *f, int r)
+{
+	Rune *rt;
+	char *t;
+	int n;
+
+	if(f->runes){
+		rt = (Rune*)f->to;
+		FMTRCHAR(f, rt, f->stop, r);
+		f->to = rt;
+		n = 1;
+	}else{
+		t = (char*)f->to;
+		FMTRUNE(f, t, f->stop, r);
+		n = t - (char*)f->to;
+		f->to = t;
+	}
+	f->nfmt += n;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/fmtstr.c b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtstr.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7af1fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtstr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+static int
+fmtStrFlush(Fmt *f)
+{
+	char *s;
+	int n;
+
+	n = (int)f->farg;
+	n += 256;
+	f->farg = (void*)n;
+	s = (char*)f->start;
+	f->start = realloc(s, n);
+	if(f->start == nil){
+		f->start = s;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	f->to = (char*)f->start + ((char*)f->to - s);
+	f->stop = (char*)f->start + n - 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int
+fmtstrinit(Fmt *f)
+{
+	int n;
+
+	f->runes = 0;
+	n = 32;
+	f->start = malloc(n);
+	if(f->start == nil)
+		return -1;
+	f->to = f->start;
+	f->stop = (char*)f->start + n - 1;
+	f->flush = fmtStrFlush;
+	f->farg = (void*)n;
+	f->nfmt = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+char*
+fmtstrflush(Fmt *f)
+{
+	*(char*)f->to = '\0';
+	f->to = f->start;
+	return (char*)f->start;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/fmtvprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtvprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6aed013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/fmtvprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+
+/*
+ * format a string into the output buffer
+ * designed for formats which themselves call fmt,
+ * but ignore any width flags
+ */
+int
+fmtvprint(Fmt *f, char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	va_list va;
+	int n;
+
+	f->flags = 0;
+	f->width = 0;
+	f->prec = 0;
+	va = f->args;
+	f->args = args;
+	n = dofmt(f, fmt);
+	f->flags = 0;
+	f->width = 0;
+	f->prec = 0;
+	f->args = va;
+	if(n >= 0)
+		return 0;
+	return n;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/fprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/fprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8b889d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/fprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+
+int
+fprint(int fd, char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	int n;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	n = vfprint(fd, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return n;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/mkfile b/src/lib9/fmt/mkfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a5d3b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/mkfile
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+PLAN9=../..
+<$PLAN9/src/mkhdr
+
+LIB=libfmt.a
+
+NUM=\
+	charstod.$O\
+	pow10.$O\
+
+# Could add errfmt, but we want to pick it up from lib9 instead.
+OFILES=\
+	dofmt.$O\
+	errfmt.$O\
+	fltfmt.$O\
+	fmt.$O\
+	fmtfd.$O\
+	fmtfdflush.$O\
+	fmtlock.$O\
+	fmtprint.$O\
+	fmtquote.$O\
+	fmtrune.$O\
+	fmtstr.$O\
+	fmtvprint.$O\
+	fprint.$O\
+	nan64.$O\
+	print.$O\
+	runefmtstr.$O\
+	runeseprint.$O\
+	runesmprint.$O\
+	runesnprint.$O\
+	runesprint.$O\
+	runevseprint.$O\
+	runevsmprint.$O\
+	runevsnprint.$O\
+	seprint.$O\
+	smprint.$O\
+	snprint.$O\
+	sprint.$O\
+	strtod.$O\
+	vfprint.$O\
+	vseprint.$O\
+	vsmprint.$O\
+	vsnprint.$O\
+	$NUM\
+
+HFILES=\
+	fmtdef.h\
+	$PLAN9/include/fmt.h\
+
+<$PLAN9/src/mksyslib
+
+$NAN.$O: nan.h
+strtod.$O: nan.h
+
+test: $LIB test.$O
+	$CC -o test test.$O $LIB -L$PLAN9/lib -lutf
+
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/nan.h b/src/lib9/fmt/nan.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be78e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/nan.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+extern double __NaN(void);
+extern double __Inf(int);
+extern int __isNaN(double);
+extern int __isInf(double, int);
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/nan64.c b/src/lib9/fmt/nan64.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a02a3ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/nan64.c
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * 64-bit IEEE not-a-number routines.
+ * This is big/little-endian portable assuming that 
+ * the 64-bit doubles and 64-bit integers have the
+ * same byte ordering.
+ */
+
+#include "nan.h"
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#define _NEEDLL
+#endif
+
+typedef unsigned long long uvlong;
+typedef unsigned long ulong;
+
+#ifdef _NEEDLL
+static uvlong uvnan    = 0x7FF0000000000001LL;
+static uvlong uvinf    = 0x7FF0000000000000LL;
+static uvlong uvneginf = 0xFFF0000000000000LL;
+#else
+static uvlong uvnan    = 0x7FF0000000000001;
+static uvlong uvinf    = 0x7FF0000000000000;
+static uvlong uvneginf = 0xFFF0000000000000;
+#endif
+
+double
+__NaN(void)
+{
+	uvlong *p;
+
+	/* gcc complains about "return *(double*)&uvnan;" */
+	p = &uvnan;
+	return *(double*)p;
+}
+
+int
+__isNaN(double d)
+{
+	uvlong x;
+	double *p;
+
+	p = &d;
+	x = *(uvlong*)p;
+	return (ulong)(x>>32)==0x7FF00000 && !__isInf(d, 0);
+}
+
+double
+__Inf(int sign)
+{
+	uvlong *p;
+
+	if(sign < 0)
+		p = &uvinf;
+	else
+		p = &uvneginf;
+	return *(double*)p;
+}
+
+int
+__isInf(double d, int sign)
+{
+	uvlong x;
+	double *p;
+
+	p = &d;
+	x = *(uvlong*)p;
+	if(sign == 0)
+		return x==uvinf || x==uvneginf;
+	else if(sign > 0)
+		return x==uvinf;
+	else
+		return x==uvneginf;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/pow10.c b/src/lib9/fmt/pow10.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65a426c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/pow10.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+/*
+ * this table might overflow 127-bit exponent representations.
+ * in that case, truncate it after 1.0e38.
+ * it is important to get all one can from this
+ * routine since it is used in atof to scale numbers.
+ * the presumption is that C converts fp numbers better
+ * than multipication of lower powers of 10.
+ */
+
+static
+double	tab[] =
+{
+	1.0e0, 1.0e1, 1.0e2, 1.0e3, 1.0e4, 1.0e5, 1.0e6, 1.0e7, 1.0e8, 1.0e9,
+	1.0e10,1.0e11,1.0e12,1.0e13,1.0e14,1.0e15,1.0e16,1.0e17,1.0e18,1.0e19,
+	1.0e20,1.0e21,1.0e22,1.0e23,1.0e24,1.0e25,1.0e26,1.0e27,1.0e28,1.0e29,
+	1.0e30,1.0e31,1.0e32,1.0e33,1.0e34,1.0e35,1.0e36,1.0e37,1.0e38,1.0e39,
+	1.0e40,1.0e41,1.0e42,1.0e43,1.0e44,1.0e45,1.0e46,1.0e47,1.0e48,1.0e49,
+	1.0e50,1.0e51,1.0e52,1.0e53,1.0e54,1.0e55,1.0e56,1.0e57,1.0e58,1.0e59,
+	1.0e60,1.0e61,1.0e62,1.0e63,1.0e64,1.0e65,1.0e66,1.0e67,1.0e68,1.0e69,
+};
+
+double
+__fmtpow10(int n)
+{
+	int m;
+
+	if(n < 0) {
+		n = -n;
+		if(n < (int)(sizeof(tab)/sizeof(tab[0])))
+			return 1/tab[n];
+		m = n/2;
+		return __fmtpow10(-m) * __fmtpow10(m-n);
+	}
+	if(n < (int)(sizeof(tab)/sizeof(tab[0])))
+		return tab[n];
+	m = n/2;
+	return __fmtpow10(m) * __fmtpow10(n-m);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/print.c b/src/lib9/fmt/print.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..381a1da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/print.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+
+int
+print(char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	int n;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	n = vfprint(1, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return n;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/runefmtstr.c b/src/lib9/fmt/runefmtstr.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2ec6cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/runefmtstr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+static int
+runeFmtStrFlush(Fmt *f)
+{
+	Rune *s;
+	int n;
+
+	n = (int)f->farg;
+	n += 256;
+	f->farg = (void*)n;
+	s = (Rune*)f->start;
+	f->start = realloc(s, sizeof(Rune)*n);
+	if(f->start == nil){
+		f->start = s;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	f->to = (Rune*)f->start + ((Rune*)f->to - s);
+	f->stop = (Rune*)f->start + n - 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int
+runefmtstrinit(Fmt *f)
+{
+	int n;
+
+	f->runes = 1;
+	n = 32;
+	f->start = malloc(sizeof(Rune)*n);
+	if(f->start == nil)
+		return -1;
+	f->to = f->start;
+	f->stop = (Rune*)f->start + n - 1;
+	f->flush = runeFmtStrFlush;
+	f->farg = (void*)n;
+	f->nfmt = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+Rune*
+runefmtstrflush(Fmt *f)
+{
+	*(Rune*)f->to = '\0';
+	f->to = f->start;
+	return f->start;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/runeseprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/runeseprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7829a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/runeseprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+Rune*
+runeseprint(Rune *buf, Rune *e, char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	Rune *p;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	p = runevseprint(buf, e, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return p;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/runesmprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/runesmprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..538ae0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/runesmprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+Rune*
+runesmprint(char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	Rune *p;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	p = runevsmprint(fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return p;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/runesnprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/runesnprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5abb6db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/runesnprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+int
+runesnprint(Rune *buf, int len, char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	int n;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	n = runevsnprint(buf, len, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return n;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/runesprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/runesprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8abfeb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/runesprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+int
+runesprint(Rune *buf, char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	int n;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	n = runevsnprint(buf, 256, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return n;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/runevseprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/runevseprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4cc1ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/runevseprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+Rune*
+runevseprint(Rune *buf, Rune *e, char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	Fmt f;
+
+	if(e <= buf)
+		return nil;
+	f.runes = 1;
+	f.start = buf;
+	f.to = buf;
+	f.stop = e - 1;
+	f.flush = nil;
+	f.farg = nil;
+	f.nfmt = 0;
+	f.args = args;
+	dofmt(&f, fmt);
+	*(Rune*)f.to = '\0';
+	return (Rune*)f.to;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/runevsmprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/runevsmprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71c23d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/runevsmprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+/*
+ * print into an allocated string buffer
+ */
+Rune*
+runevsmprint(char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	Fmt f;
+	int n;
+
+	if(runefmtstrinit(&f) < 0)
+		return nil;
+	f.args = args;
+	n = dofmt(&f, fmt);
+	if(n < 0)
+		return nil;
+	*(Rune*)f.to = '\0';
+	return (Rune*)f.start;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/runevsnprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/runevsnprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..933a04c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/runevsnprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "utf.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+int
+runevsnprint(Rune *buf, int len, char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	Fmt f;
+
+	if(len <= 0)
+		return -1;
+	f.runes = 1;
+	f.start = buf;
+	f.to = buf;
+	f.stop = buf + len - 1;
+	f.flush = nil;
+	f.farg = nil;
+	f.nfmt = 0;
+	f.args = args;
+	dofmt(&f, fmt);
+	*(Rune*)f.to = '\0';
+	return (Rune*)f.to - buf;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/seprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/seprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5031a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/seprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+
+char*
+seprint(char *buf, char *e, char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	char *p;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	p = vseprint(buf, e, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return p;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/smprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/smprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..543411a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/smprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+
+char*
+smprint(char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	char *p;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	p = vsmprint(fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return p;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/snprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/snprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..594606d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/snprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+
+int
+snprint(char *buf, int len, char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	int n;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	n = vsnprint(buf, len, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return n;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/sprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/sprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57150c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/sprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+
+int
+sprint(char *buf, char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	int n;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	n = vsnprint(buf, 65536, fmt, args);	/* big number, but sprint is deprecated anyway */
+	va_end(args);
+	return n;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/strtod.c b/src/lib9/fmt/strtod.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..685b7fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/strtod.c
@@ -0,0 +1,539 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "nan.h"
+
+#ifndef nelem
+#define nelem(x)	(sizeof(x)/sizeof *(x))
+#endif
+#define nil ((void*)0)
+#define ulong _fmtulong
+typedef unsigned long ulong;
+
+static ulong
+umuldiv(ulong a, ulong b, ulong c)
+{
+	double d;
+
+	d = ((double)a * (double)b) / (double)c;
+	if(d >= 4294967295.)
+		d = 4294967295.;
+	return (ulong)d;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This routine will convert to arbitrary precision
+ * floating point entirely in multi-precision fixed.
+ * The answer is the closest floating point number to
+ * the given decimal number. Exactly half way are
+ * rounded ala ieee rules.
+ * Method is to scale input decimal between .500 and .999...
+ * with external power of 2, then binary search for the
+ * closest mantissa to this decimal number.
+ * Nmant is is the required precision. (53 for ieee dp)
+ * Nbits is the max number of bits/word. (must be <= 28)
+ * Prec is calculated - the number of words of fixed mantissa.
+ */
+enum
+{
+	Nbits	= 28,				/* bits safely represented in a ulong */
+	Nmant	= 53,				/* bits of precision required */
+	Prec	= (Nmant+Nbits+1)/Nbits,	/* words of Nbits each to represent mantissa */
+	Sigbit	= 1<<(Prec*Nbits-Nmant),	/* first significant bit of Prec-th word */
+	Ndig	= 1500,
+	One	= (ulong)(1<<Nbits),
+	Half	= (ulong)(One>>1),
+	Maxe	= 310,
+
+	Fsign	= 1<<0,		/* found - */
+	Fesign	= 1<<1,		/* found e- */
+	Fdpoint	= 1<<2,		/* found . */
+
+	S0	= 0,		/* _		_S0	+S1	#S2	.S3 */
+	S1,			/* _+		#S2	.S3 */
+	S2,			/* _+#		#S2	.S4	eS5 */
+	S3,			/* _+.		#S4 */
+	S4,			/* _+#.#	#S4	eS5 */
+	S5,			/* _+#.#e	+S6	#S7 */
+	S6,			/* _+#.#e+	#S7 */
+	S7,			/* _+#.#e+#	#S7 */
+};
+
+static	int	xcmp(char*, char*);
+static	int	fpcmp(char*, ulong*);
+static	void	frnorm(ulong*);
+static	void	divascii(char*, int*, int*, int*);
+static	void	mulascii(char*, int*, int*, int*);
+
+typedef	struct	Tab	Tab;
+struct	Tab
+{
+	int	bp;
+	int	siz;
+	char*	cmp;
+};
+
+double
+fmtstrtod(const char *as, char **aas)
+{
+	int na, ex, dp, bp, c, i, flag, state;
+	ulong low[Prec], hig[Prec], mid[Prec];
+	double d;
+	char *s, a[Ndig];
+
+	flag = 0;	/* Fsign, Fesign, Fdpoint */
+	na = 0;		/* number of digits of a[] */
+	dp = 0;		/* na of decimal point */
+	ex = 0;		/* exonent */
+
+	state = S0;
+	for(s=(char*)as;; s++) {
+		c = *s;
+		if(c >= '0' && c <= '9') {
+			switch(state) {
+			case S0:
+			case S1:
+			case S2:
+				state = S2;
+				break;
+			case S3:
+			case S4:
+				state = S4;
+				break;
+
+			case S5:
+			case S6:
+			case S7:
+				state = S7;
+				ex = ex*10 + (c-'0');
+				continue;
+			}
+			if(na == 0 && c == '0') {
+				dp--;
+				continue;
+			}
+			if(na < Ndig-50)
+				a[na++] = c;
+			continue;
+		}
+		switch(c) {
+		case '\t':
+		case '\n':
+		case '\v':
+		case '\f':
+		case '\r':
+		case ' ':
+			if(state == S0)
+				continue;
+			break;
+		case '-':
+			if(state == S0)
+				flag |= Fsign;
+			else
+				flag |= Fesign;
+		case '+':
+			if(state == S0)
+				state = S1;
+			else
+			if(state == S5)
+				state = S6;
+			else
+				break;	/* syntax */
+			continue;
+		case '.':
+			flag |= Fdpoint;
+			dp = na;
+			if(state == S0 || state == S1) {
+				state = S3;
+				continue;
+			}
+			if(state == S2) {
+				state = S4;
+				continue;
+			}
+			break;
+		case 'e':
+		case 'E':
+			if(state == S2 || state == S4) {
+				state = S5;
+				continue;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * clean up return char-pointer
+	 */
+	switch(state) {
+	case S0:
+		if(xcmp(s, "nan") == 0) {
+			if(aas != nil)
+				*aas = s+3;
+			goto retnan;
+		}
+	case S1:
+		if(xcmp(s, "infinity") == 0) {
+			if(aas != nil)
+				*aas = s+8;
+			goto retinf;
+		}
+		if(xcmp(s, "inf") == 0) {
+			if(aas != nil)
+				*aas = s+3;
+			goto retinf;
+		}
+	case S3:
+		if(aas != nil)
+			*aas = (char*)as;
+		goto ret0;	/* no digits found */
+	case S6:
+		s--;		/* back over +- */
+	case S5:
+		s--;		/* back over e */
+		break;
+	}
+	if(aas != nil)
+		*aas = s;
+
+	if(flag & Fdpoint)
+	while(na > 0 && a[na-1] == '0')
+		na--;
+	if(na == 0)
+		goto ret0;	/* zero */
+	a[na] = 0;
+	if(!(flag & Fdpoint))
+		dp = na;
+	if(flag & Fesign)
+		ex = -ex;
+	dp += ex;
+	if(dp < -Maxe){
+		errno = ERANGE;
+		goto ret0;	/* underflow by exp */
+	} else
+	if(dp > +Maxe)
+		goto retinf;	/* overflow by exp */
+
+	/*
+	 * normalize the decimal ascii number
+	 * to range .[5-9][0-9]* e0
+	 */
+	bp = 0;		/* binary exponent */
+	while(dp > 0)
+		divascii(a, &na, &dp, &bp);
+	while(dp < 0 || a[0] < '5')
+		mulascii(a, &na, &dp, &bp);
+
+	/* close approx by naive conversion */
+	mid[0] = 0;
+	mid[1] = 1;
+	for(i=0; c=a[i]; i++) {
+		mid[0] = mid[0]*10 + (c-'0');
+		mid[1] = mid[1]*10;
+		if(i >= 8)
+			break;
+	}
+	low[0] = umuldiv(mid[0], One, mid[1]);
+	hig[0] = umuldiv(mid[0]+1, One, mid[1]);
+	for(i=1; i<Prec; i++) {
+		low[i] = 0;
+		hig[i] = One-1;
+	}
+
+	/* binary search for closest mantissa */
+	for(;;) {
+		/* mid = (hig + low) / 2 */
+		c = 0;
+		for(i=0; i<Prec; i++) {
+			mid[i] = hig[i] + low[i];
+			if(c)
+				mid[i] += One;
+			c = mid[i] & 1;
+			mid[i] >>= 1;
+		}
+		frnorm(mid);
+
+		/* compare */
+		c = fpcmp(a, mid);
+		if(c > 0) {
+			c = 1;
+			for(i=0; i<Prec; i++)
+				if(low[i] != mid[i]) {
+					c = 0;
+					low[i] = mid[i];
+				}
+			if(c)
+				break;	/* between mid and hig */
+			continue;
+		}
+		if(c < 0) {
+			for(i=0; i<Prec; i++)
+				hig[i] = mid[i];
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* only hard part is if even/odd roundings wants to go up */
+		c = mid[Prec-1] & (Sigbit-1);
+		if(c == Sigbit/2 && (mid[Prec-1]&Sigbit) == 0)
+			mid[Prec-1] -= c;
+		break;	/* exactly mid */
+	}
+
+	/* normal rounding applies */
+	c = mid[Prec-1] & (Sigbit-1);
+	mid[Prec-1] -= c;
+	if(c >= Sigbit/2) {
+		mid[Prec-1] += Sigbit;
+		frnorm(mid);
+	}
+	goto out;
+
+ret0:
+	return 0;
+
+retnan:
+	return __NaN();
+
+retinf:
+	/*
+	 * Unix strtod requires these.  Plan 9 would return Inf(0) or Inf(-1). */
+	errno = ERANGE;
+	if(flag & Fsign)
+		return -HUGE_VAL;
+	return HUGE_VAL;
+
+out:
+	d = 0;
+	for(i=0; i<Prec; i++)
+		d = d*One + mid[i];
+	if(flag & Fsign)
+		d = -d;
+	d = ldexp(d, bp - Prec*Nbits);
+	if(d == 0){	/* underflow */
+		errno = ERANGE;
+	}
+	return d;
+}
+
+static void
+frnorm(ulong *f)
+{
+	int i, c;
+
+	c = 0;
+	for(i=Prec-1; i>0; i--) {
+		f[i] += c;
+		c = f[i] >> Nbits;
+		f[i] &= One-1;
+	}
+	f[0] += c;
+}
+
+static int
+fpcmp(char *a, ulong* f)
+{
+	ulong tf[Prec];
+	int i, d, c;
+
+	for(i=0; i<Prec; i++)
+		tf[i] = f[i];
+
+	for(;;) {
+		/* tf *= 10 */
+		for(i=0; i<Prec; i++)
+			tf[i] = tf[i]*10;
+		frnorm(tf);
+		d = (tf[0] >> Nbits) + '0';
+		tf[0] &= One-1;
+
+		/* compare next digit */
+		c = *a;
+		if(c == 0) {
+			if('0' < d)
+				return -1;
+			if(tf[0] != 0)
+				goto cont;
+			for(i=1; i<Prec; i++)
+				if(tf[i] != 0)
+					goto cont;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if(c > d)
+			return +1;
+		if(c < d)
+			return -1;
+		a++;
+	cont:;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+divby(char *a, int *na, int b)
+{
+	int n, c;
+	char *p;
+
+	p = a;
+	n = 0;
+	while(n>>b == 0) {
+		c = *a++;
+		if(c == 0) {
+			while(n) {
+				c = n*10;
+				if(c>>b)
+					break;
+				n = c;
+			}
+			goto xx;
+		}
+		n = n*10 + c-'0';
+		(*na)--;
+	}
+	for(;;) {
+		c = n>>b;
+		n -= c<<b;
+		*p++ = c + '0';
+		c = *a++;
+		if(c == 0)
+			break;
+		n = n*10 + c-'0';
+	}
+	(*na)++;
+xx:
+	while(n) {
+		n = n*10;
+		c = n>>b;
+		n -= c<<b;
+		*p++ = c + '0';
+		(*na)++;
+	}
+	*p = 0;
+}
+
+static	Tab	tab1[] =
+{
+	 1,  0, "",
+	 3,  1, "7",
+	 6,  2, "63",
+	 9,  3, "511",
+	13,  4, "8191",
+	16,  5, "65535",
+	19,  6, "524287",
+	23,  7, "8388607",
+	26,  8, "67108863",
+	27,  9, "134217727",
+};
+
+static void
+divascii(char *a, int *na, int *dp, int *bp)
+{
+	int b, d;
+	Tab *t;
+
+	d = *dp;
+	if(d >= (int)(nelem(tab1)))
+		d = (int)(nelem(tab1))-1;
+	t = tab1 + d;
+	b = t->bp;
+	if(memcmp(a, t->cmp, t->siz) > 0)
+		d--;
+	*dp -= d;
+	*bp += b;
+	divby(a, na, b);
+}
+
+static void
+mulby(char *a, char *p, char *q, int b)
+{
+	int n, c;
+
+	n = 0;
+	*p = 0;
+	for(;;) {
+		q--;
+		if(q < a)
+			break;
+		c = *q - '0';
+		c = (c<<b) + n;
+		n = c/10;
+		c -= n*10;
+		p--;
+		*p = c + '0';
+	}
+	while(n) {
+		c = n;
+		n = c/10;
+		c -= n*10;
+		p--;
+		*p = c + '0';
+	}
+}
+
+static	Tab	tab2[] =
+{
+	 1,  1, "",				/* dp = 0-0 */
+	 3,  3, "125",
+	 6,  5, "15625",
+	 9,  7, "1953125",
+	13, 10, "1220703125",
+	16, 12, "152587890625",
+	19, 14, "19073486328125",
+	23, 17, "11920928955078125",
+	26, 19, "1490116119384765625",
+	27, 19, "7450580596923828125",		/* dp 8-9 */
+};
+
+static void
+mulascii(char *a, int *na, int *dp, int *bp)
+{
+	char *p;
+	int d, b;
+	Tab *t;
+
+	d = -*dp;
+	if(d >= (int)(nelem(tab2)))
+		d = (int)(nelem(tab2))-1;
+	t = tab2 + d;
+	b = t->bp;
+	if(memcmp(a, t->cmp, t->siz) < 0)
+		d--;
+	p = a + *na;
+	*bp -= b;
+	*dp += d;
+	*na += d;
+	mulby(a, p+d, p, b);
+}
+
+static int
+xcmp(char *a, char *b)
+{
+	int c1, c2;
+
+	while(c1 = *b++) {
+		c2 = *a++;
+		if(isupper(c2))
+			c2 = tolower(c2);
+		if(c1 != c2)
+			return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/strtod.h b/src/lib9/fmt/strtod.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82c3d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/strtod.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+extern double __NaN(void);
+extern double __Inf(int);
+extern double __isNaN(double);
+extern double __isInf(double, int);
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/test.c b/src/lib9/fmt/test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1a1d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <utf.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	quotefmtinstall();
+	print("hello world\n");
+	print("x: %x\n", 0x87654321);
+	print("u: %u\n", 0x87654321);
+	print("d: %d\n", 0x87654321);
+	print("s: %s\n", "hi there");
+	print("q: %q\n", "hi i'm here");
+	print("c: %c\n", '!');
+	print("g: %g %g %g\n", 3.14159, 3.14159e10, 3.14159e-10);
+	print("e: %e %e %e\n", 3.14159, 3.14159e10, 3.14159e-10);
+	print("f: %f %f %f\n", 3.14159, 3.14159e10, 3.14159e-10);
+	print("smiley: %C\n", (Rune)0x263a);
+	print("%g %.18\n", 2e25, 2e25);
+	print("%2.18g\n", 1.0);
+	print("%f\n", 3.1415927/4);
+	print("%d\n", 23);
+	print("%i\n", 23);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/vfprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/vfprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4ab82a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/vfprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+int
+vfprint(int fd, char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	Fmt f;
+	char buf[256];
+	int n;
+
+	fmtfdinit(&f, fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	f.args = args;
+	n = dofmt(&f, fmt);
+	if(n > 0 && __fmtFdFlush(&f) == 0)
+		return -1;
+	return n;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/vseprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/vseprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85ed810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/vseprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+char*
+vseprint(char *buf, char *e, char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	Fmt f;
+
+	if(e <= buf)
+		return nil;
+	f.runes = 0;
+	f.start = buf;
+	f.to = buf;
+	f.stop = e - 1;
+	f.flush = 0;
+	f.farg = nil;
+	f.nfmt = 0;
+	f.args = args;
+	dofmt(&f, fmt);
+	*(char*)f.to = '\0';
+	return (char*)f.to;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/vsmprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/vsmprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38ace62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/vsmprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+/*
+ * print into an allocated string buffer
+ */
+char*
+vsmprint(char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	Fmt f;
+	int n;
+
+	if(fmtstrinit(&f) < 0)
+		return nil;
+	f.args = args;
+	n = dofmt(&f, fmt);
+	if(n < 0)
+		return nil;
+	*(char*)f.to = '\0';
+	return (char*)f.start;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib9/fmt/vsnprint.c b/src/lib9/fmt/vsnprint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21662e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/fmt/vsnprint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * The authors of this software are Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.
+ *              Copyright (c) 2002 by Lucent Technologies.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
+ * is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
+ * or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
+ * documentation for such software.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTY.  IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHORS NOR LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAKE ANY
+ * REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ */
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "fmt.h"
+#include "fmtdef.h"
+
+int
+vsnprint(char *buf, int len, char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	Fmt f;
+
+	if(len <= 0)
+		return -1;
+	f.runes = 0;
+	f.start = buf;
+	f.to = buf;
+	f.stop = buf + len - 1;
+	f.flush = 0;
+	f.farg = nil;
+	f.nfmt = 0;
+	f.args = args;
+	dofmt(&f, fmt);
+	*(char*)f.to = '\0';
+	return (char*)f.to - buf;
+}