3 * fmt_new.c -- read format file/string and normalize
12 static char *formats = 0;
17 static void normalize (char *);
21 * Get new format string
25 new_fs (char *form, char *format, char *default_fs)
34 if ((fp = fopen (etcpath (form), "r")) == NULL)
35 adios (form, "unable to open format file");
37 if (fstat (fileno (fp), &st) == -1)
38 adios (form, "unable to stat format file");
40 if (!(formats = malloc ((size_t) st.st_size + 1)))
41 adios (form, "unable to allocate space for format");
43 if (read (fileno(fp), formats, (int) st.st_size) != st.st_size)
44 adios (form, "error reading format file");
46 formats[st.st_size] = '\0';
50 formats = getcpy (format ? format : default_fs);
53 normalize (formats); /* expand escapes */
60 * Expand escapes in format strings
68 for (dp = cp; *cp; cp++) {