1print(1)                         User Commands                        print(1)
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NAME

6       print  -  shell built-in function to output characters to the screen or
7       window
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SYNOPSIS

10   ksh
11       print [-Rnprsu [n]] [arg]...
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15       print [-Renprs] [-f format] [-u fd] [string...]
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DESCRIPTION

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20       The shell output mechanism. When no options are specified, or  when  an
21       option followed by ' a − is specified, or when just - is specified, the
22       arguments are printed on standard output as described by echo(1).
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25       By default, print writes each string operand  to  standard  output  and
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29       Unless, the -r, -R, or -f option is speciifed, each \ character in each
30       string operand is processed specially as follows:
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OPTIONS

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72                   option  prints  all  subsequent arguments and options other
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91       -e           Unless -f is specified, process \ sequences in each string
92                    operand as described above. This is the default behavior.
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94                    If both -e and -r are specified, the last one specified is
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99                    and do not append a NEWLINE. See printf(1) for details  on
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102                    When  the -f option is specified and there are more string
103                    operands than format  specifiers,  the  format  string  is
104                    reprocessed  from the beginning. If there are fewer string
105                    operands than format specifiers, then outputting  ends  at
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116       -r           Do not process \  sequences  in  each  string  operand  as
117       -R           described above.
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119                    If both -e and -r are specified, the last one specified is
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123       -s           Write the output as an entry in  the  shell  history  file
124                    instead of standard output.
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128                    output. The default value is 1.
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EXIT STATUS

132       The following exit values are returned:
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ATTRIBUTES

141       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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146       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
147       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
148       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
149       │Availability                 │SUNWcsu                      │
150       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

153       echo(1), ksh(1), ksh93(1), printf(1), attributes(5)
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