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1 perry 1 PRINTF
2 !!!PRINTF
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 AUTHOR
7 REPORTING BUGS
8 COPYRIGHT
9 SEE ALSO
10 ----
11 !!NAME
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14 printf - format and print data
15 !!SYNOPSIS
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18 __printf__ ''FORMAT'' [[''ARGUMENT'']...__
19 printf__ ''OPTION''
20 !!DESCRIPTION
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23 NOTE: your shell may have its own version of printf which
3 LawrenceDoliveiro 24 will supersede the version described here. Please refer to
1 perry 25 your shell's documentation for details about the options it
26 supports.
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29 Print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT.
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32 __--help__
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35 display this help and exit
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38 __--version__
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41 output version information and exit
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44 FORMAT controls the output as in C printf. Interpreted
45 sequences are:
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50 double quote
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53 0NNN
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56 character with octal value NNN (0 to 3 digits)
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62 backslash
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68 alert (BEL)
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80 produce no further output
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92 new line
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104 horizontal tab
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110 vertical tab
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113 xNNN
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116 byte with hexadecimal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
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119 uNNNN
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122 character with hexadecimal value NNNN (4
123 digits)
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126 UNNNNNNNN
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129 character with hexadecimal value NNNNNNNN (8
130 digits)
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133 %%
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136 a single %
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139 %b
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142 ARGUMENT as a string with `' escapes
143 interpreted
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146 and all C format specifications ending with one of
147 diouxXfeEgGcs, with ARGUMENTs converted to proper type
148 first. Variable widths are handled.
149 !!AUTHOR
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2 perry 152 Written by David !MacKenzie.
1 perry 153 !!REPORTING BUGS
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156 Report bugs to
157 !!COPYRIGHT
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160 Copyright 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
161 This is free software; see the source for copying
162 conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
163 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
164 PURPOSE.
165 !!SEE ALSO
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168 The full documentation for __printf__ is maintained as a
169 Texinfo manual. If the __info__ and __printf__
170 programs are properly installed at your site, the
171 command
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174 __info printf__
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177 should give you access to the complete manual.
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