printf — format and print data
printf
FORMAT
[ARGUMENT
...]
printf
OPTION
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
character with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
backslash
alert (BEL)
backspace
produce no further output
form feed
new line
carriage return
horizontal tab
vertical tab
byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)
Unicode (ISO/IEC 10646) character with hex value HHHH (4 digits)
Unicode character with hex value HHHHHHHH (8 digits)
a single %
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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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. |