Name
printf — format and print data
Synopsis
printf FORMAT [ARGUMENT...]
printf OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT, or execute according to OPTION:
−−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 (1 to 3 digits)
- \\
-
backslash
- \a
-
alert (BEL)
- \b
-
backspace
- \c
-
produce no further output
- \f
-
form feed
- \n
-
new line
- \r
-
carriage return
- \t
-
horizontal tab
- \v
-
vertical tab
- \xHH
-
byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)
- \uHHHH
-
Unicode (ISO/IEC 10646) character with hex value HHHH (4 digits)
- \UHHHHHHHH
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Unicode character with hex value HHHHHHHH (8 digits)
- %%
-
a single %
- %b
-
ARGUMENT as a string with `\' escapes interpreted, except that octal escapes are of the form \0 or \0NNN
and all C format specifications ending with one of diouxXfeEgGcs, with ARGUMENTs converted to proper type first. Variable widths are handled.
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Note |
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Your shell may have its own version of printf, which usually supersedes the version described here. Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports. |
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for printf is maintained as a Texinfo 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 |
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Copyright © 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. |