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Fabian Homborg 2015-09-11 11:23:27 +02:00
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\subsection printf-description Description
A front end to the printf function that lets it be used from the shell.
printf formats the string FORMAT with ARGUMENT, and displays the result.
This tool reads a format string, and then outputs the arguments according to that format.
The string FORMAT should contain format specifiers, each of which are replaced with successive arguments according to the specifier. Specifiers are detailed below, and are taken from the C library function `printf(3)`.
Unlike `echo`, however, it does not append a newline unless explicitly directed to.
Unlike `echo`, `printf` does not append a new line unless it is specified as part of the string.
Valid format specifiers are:
@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ printf also knows a number of backslash escapes:
- `\uhhhh` 16-bit Unicode character (hhhh is 4 digits)
- `\Uhhhhhhhh` 32-bit Unicode character (hhhhhhhh is 8 digits)
The `format' argument is re-used as many times as necessary to convert all of the given arguments.
The `format' argument is re-used as many times as necessary to convert all of the given arguments. If a format specifier is not appropriate for the given argument, an error is printed. For example, `printf '%d' "102.234"` produces an error, as "102.234" cannot be formatted as an integer.
This file has been imported from source code of printf command in GNU Coreutils version 6.9. If you would like to use a newer version of printf, for example the one shipped with your OS, try `command printf`.
This file has been imported from the printf in GNU Coreutils version 6.9. If you would like to use a newer version of printf, for example the one shipped with your OS, try `command printf`.
\subsection printf-example Example