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NAME

6       printf - format and print data
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SYNOPSIS

9       printf FORMAT [ARGUMENT]...
10       printf OPTION
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DESCRIPTION

13       Print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT, or execute according to OPTION:
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15       --help display this help and exit
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17       --version
18              output version information and exit
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20       FORMAT controls the output as in C printf.  Interpreted sequences are:
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22       \"     double quote
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26       \a     alert (BEL)
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28       \b     backspace
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30       \c     produce no further output
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32       \e     escape
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34       \f     form feed
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36       \n     new line
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38       \r     carriage return
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40       \t     horizontal tab
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42       \v     vertical tab
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44       \NNN   byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
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46       \xHH   byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)
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48       \uHHHH Unicode (ISO/IEC 10646) character with hex value HHHH (4 digits)
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50       \UHHHHHHHH
51              Unicode character with hex value HHHHHHHH (8 digits)
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53       %%     a single %
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55       %b     ARGUMENT  as  a string with `\' escapes interpreted, except that
56              octal escapes are of the form \0 or \0NNN
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58       and all C format specifications ending with one of diouxXfeEgGcs,  with
59       ARGUMENTs converted to proper type first.  Variable widths are handled.
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61       NOTE:  your  shell  may  have  its own version of printf, which usually
62       supersedes the version described here.  Please refer  to  your  shell's
63       documentation for details about the options it supports.
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AUTHOR

66       Written by David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

69       Report printf bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
70       GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
71       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
72       Report printf translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
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75       Copyright  ©  2010  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
76       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
77       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
78       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

81       printf(3)
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83       The  full  documentation  for printf is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
84       If the info and printf programs are properly installed  at  your  site,
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89       should give you access to the complete manual.
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