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.TH PRINTF "1" "March 2004" "printf 5.2.1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
printf \- format and print data
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B printf
\fIFORMAT \fR[\fIARGUMENT\fR]...
.br
.B printf
\fIOPTION\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
NOTE: your shell may have its own version of printf which will supercede
the version described here. Please refer to your shell's documentation
for details about the options it supports.
.PP
Print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT.
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.PP
FORMAT controls the output as in C printf.  Interpreted sequences are:
.TP
\e"
double quote
.TP
\eNNN
character with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
.TP
\e\e
backslash
.TP
\ea
alert (BEL)
.TP
\eb
backspace
.TP
\ec
produce no further output
.TP
\ef
form feed
.TP
\en
new line
.TP
\er
carriage return
.TP
\et
horizontal tab
.TP
\ev
vertical tab
.TP
\exNN
byte with hexadecimal value NN (1 to 2 digits)
.TP
\euNNNN
character with hexadecimal value NNNN (4 digits)
.TP
\eUNNNNNNNN
character with hexadecimal value NNNNNNNN (8 digits)
.TP
%%
a single %
.TP
%b
ARGUMENT as a string with `\e' escapes interpreted,
.IP
except that octal escapes are of the form \e0 or \e0NNN
.PP
and all C format specifications ending with one of diouxXfeEgGcs, with
ARGUMENTs converted to proper type first.  Variable widths are handled.
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to .
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B printf
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B printf
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info coreutils printf
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.

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