fmtlib/fmt

A modern formatting library

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A modern formatting library

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fmtlib
Primary language
C++
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25,821
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License
MIT
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Created
2012-12-07T16:26:46.000Z
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2026-09-27T17:44:18.000Z

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Owner-supplied topics: c-plus-plus, chrono, cpp, cross-platform, floating-point, formatting, multiplatform, output, performance, printf, ranges, unicode

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