How do I use multiple precisions in printf()?

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Looking at the information under the heading "Precision can be omitted or be any of:".

The example: printf("%.*s", 3, "abcdef"); works, outputting:abc (truncating the rest of the string.)

Now, I would like to have a string with multiple parameters formatted (truncated):

printf("%.*s, %.*s", 3, 3, "abcdef", "xyz123");

but the program crashes.

What is the correct syntax?

Thank You.

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