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.TH PRINTF "1" "August 1999" "GNU sh-utils 2.0" FSF
.SH NAME
printf \- format and print data
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B printf
\fIFORMAT \fR[\fIARGUMENT\fR]...
.br
.B printf
\fIOPTION\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.\" Add any additional description here
.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
\"
double quote
.TP
\0NNN
character with octal value NNN (0 to 3 digits)
.TP
\\
backslash
.TP
\a
alert (BEL)
.TP
\b
backspace
.TP
\c
produce no further output
.TP
\f
form feed
.TP
\n
new line
.TP
\r
carriage return
.TP
\t
horizontal tab
.TP
\v
vertical tab
.TP
\xNNN
character with hexadecimal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
.TP
%%
a single %
.TP
%b
ARGUMENT as a string with `\' escapes interpreted
.PP
and all C format specifications ending with one of diouxXfeEgGcs, with
ARGUMENTs converted to proper type first.  Variable widths are handled.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.
.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 printf
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.