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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.
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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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24       \NNN   character with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
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28       \a     alert (BEL)
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30       \b     backspace
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32       \c     produce no further output
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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       \xHH   byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)
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46       \uHHHH Unicode (ISO/IEC 10646) character with hex value HHHH (4 digits)
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48       \UHHHHHHHH
49              Unicode character with hex value HHHHHHHH (8 digits)
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51       %%     a single %
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53       %b     ARGUMENT  as  a string with `\' escapes interpreted, except that
54              octal escapes are of the form \0 or \0NNN
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56       and all C format specifications ending with one of diouxXfeEgGcs,  with
57       ARGUMENTs converted to proper type first.  Variable widths are handled.
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59       NOTE:  your  shell  may  have  its own version of printf, which usually
60       supersedes the version described here.  Please refer  to  your  shell's
61       documentation for details about the options it supports.
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AUTHOR

64       Written by David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

67       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
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70       Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
71       This  is  free  software.   You may redistribute copies of it under the
72       terms      of      the      GNU      General       Public       License
73       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.   There  is NO WARRANTY, to the
74       extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

77       The full documentation for printf is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.
78       If  the  info  and printf programs are properly installed at your site,
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83       should give you access to the complete manual.
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87GNU coreutils 6.9                 March 2008                         PRINTF(1)
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