Section 1: printf



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PRINTF(1)                      FSF                      PRINTF(1)


NAME

printf - format and print data

SYNOPSIS

printf FORMAT [ARGUMENT]... printf OPTION

DESCRIPTION

Print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT. --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit FORMAT controls the output as in C printf. Interpreted sequences are: double quote NNN character with octal value NNN (0 to 3 digits) \ backslash a ..... alert (BEL) k s.TP produce no further output p a corm feed e new line carriage return horizontal tab vertical tab N character with hexadecimal value NNN (1 to 3 dig- its) a single % ARGUMENT as a string with `' escapes interpreted and all C format specifications ending with one of diouxXfeEgGcs, with ARGUMENTs converted to proper type first. Variable widths are handled. REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to . GNU sh-utils 2.0 August 1999 1 PRINTF(1) FSF PRINTF(1) SEE ALSO The full documentation for printf is maintained as a Tex- info manual. If the info and printf programs are properly installed at your site, the command info printf should give you access to the complete manual.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying condi- tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. GNU sh-utils 2.0 August 1999 2