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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
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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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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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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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51              Unicode character with hex value HHHHHHHH (8 digits)
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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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65       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
66       Report printf translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
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AUTHOR

69       Written by David MacKenzie.
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72       Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
73       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
74       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
75       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

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