begins. Communication blocks until the send can proceed.
A send on an unbuffered channel can proceed if a receiver is ready.
A send on a buffered channel can proceed if there is room in the buffer.
A send on a closed channel proceeds by causing a <a href="#Run_time_panics">run-time panic</a>.
A send on a <code>nil</code> channel blocks forever.
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func (f *formatter) formatOctal(b []byte, x int64) {
	if !fitsInOctal(len(b), x) {
		x = 0 // Last resort, just write zero
		f.err = ErrFieldTooLong
	}

	s := strconv.FormatInt(x, 8)
	// Add leading zeros, but leave room for a NUL.
	if n := len(b) - len(s) - 1; n > 0 {
		s = strings.Repeat("0", n) + s
	}
	f.formatString(b, s)
}

// fitsInOctal reports whether the integer x fits in a field n-bytes long

begins. Communication blocks until the send can proceed.
A send on an unbuffered channel can proceed if a receiver is ready.
A send on a buffered channel can proceed if there is room in the buffer.
A send on a closed channel proceeds by causing a <a href="#Run_time_panics">run-time panic</a>.
A send on a <code>nil</code> channel blocks forever.
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