diff --git a/main.leg b/main.leg
index e1f6bf2..a137a6b 100644
--- a/main.leg
+++ b/main.leg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # main.leg -- C parser + interpreter
 #
-# Last edited: 2025-01-22 15:11:35 by piumarta on zora
+# Last edited: 2025-01-22 15:46:10 by piumarta on zora
 
 %{
 ;
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ agrinit	= LBRACE i:mkArray
 fundefn	= t:tname d:funid
 	  p:params b:block		{ $$ = newFunction(makeName(d), makeType(t, d), p, b) }
 
-funid	= STAR   d:funid		{ $$ = newUnary(DEREF, d) }
+funid	= STAR   d:funid		{ $$ = newTpointer(d) }
 	| LPAREN d:funid RPAREN		{ $$ = d }
 	| id
 
@@ -1980,17 +1980,23 @@ oop prim_printf(int argc, oop *argv, oop env) // array
 	if (c == '%' && fmt[i]) {
 	    c = fmt[i++];
 	    if (c == '%') goto echo;
-	    oop arg = nil;
+	    if (argn >= argc) fatal("too few arguments for printf format string");
+	    oop arg = argv[argn++];
 	    switch (c) {
 		case 'd': {
-		    if (argn >= argc)
-			fatal("too few arguments for printf format string");
-		    arg = argv[argn++];
 		    if (!is(Integer, arg))
 			fatal("%%d conversion argument is %s", getTypeName(arg));
 		    n += printf("%ld", _integerValue(arg));
 		    continue;
 		}
+		case 's': {
+		    if (!is(String, arg))
+			fatal("%%d conversion argument is %s", getTypeName(arg));
+		    n += printf("%.*s", get(arg, String,size), get(arg, String,elements));
+		    continue;
+		}
+		default:
+		    fatal("illegal printf conversion: %%%c", c);
 	    }
 	}
       echo:
diff --git a/test.txt b/test.txt
index 48fe8b6..9863345 100755
--- a/test.txt
+++ b/test.txt
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 int x = 21;
 
-int foo(void) { return x + x; }
-int bar(void) { return 99; }
+int   foo(void) { return x + x; }
+char *bar(void) { return "bye bye"; }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    printf("hello, world %d %d\n", foo(), bar());
+    printf("hello, world %d %s\n", foo(), bar());
     return 0;
 }