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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
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<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Man page of PRINTF</TITLE>
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<H1>PRINTF</H1>
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Section: User Commands (1)<BR>Updated: September 2019<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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printf - format and print data
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>printf</B>
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<I>,FORMAT /</I>[<I>,ARGUMENT/</I>]...
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<BR>
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<B>printf</B>
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<I>,OPTION/</I>
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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<P>
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Print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT, or execute according to OPTION:
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="1"><B>--help</B><DD>
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display this help and exit
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<DT id="2"><B>--version</B><DD>
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output version information and exit
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</DL>
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<P>
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FORMAT controls the output as in C printf. Interpreted sequences are:
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="3">\"<DD>
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double quote
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<DT id="4">\\<DD>
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backslash
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<DT id="5">\a<DD>
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alert (BEL)
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<DT id="6">\b<DD>
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backspace
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<DT id="7">\c<DD>
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produce no further output
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<DT id="8">\e<DD>
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escape
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<DT id="9">\f<DD>
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form feed
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<DT id="10">\n<DD>
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new line
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<DT id="11">\r<DD>
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carriage return
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<DT id="12">\t<DD>
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horizontal tab
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<DT id="13">\v<DD>
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vertical tab
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<DT id="14">\NNN<DD>
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byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
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<DT id="15">\xHH<DD>
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byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)
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<DT id="16">\uHHHH<DD>
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Unicode (ISO/IEC 10646) character with hex value HHHH (4 digits)
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<DT id="17">\UHHHHHHHH<DD>
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Unicode character with hex value HHHHHHHH (8 digits)
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<DT id="18">%%<DD>
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a single %
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<DT id="19">%b<DD>
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ARGUMENT as a string with '\' escapes interpreted,
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except that octal escapes are of the form \0 or \0NNN
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<DT id="20">%q<DD>
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ARGUMENT is printed in a format that can be reused as shell input,
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escaping non-printable characters with the proposed POSIX $'' syntax.
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</DL>
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<P>
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and all C format specifications ending with one of diouxXfeEgGcs, with
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ARGUMENTs converted to proper type first. Variable widths are handled.
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<P>
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NOTE: your shell may have its own version of printf, which usually supersedes
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the version described here. Please refer to your shell's documentation
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for details about the options it supports.
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H2>AUTHOR</H2>
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Written by David MacKenzie.
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<H2>REPORTING BUGS</H2>
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GNU coreutils online help: <<A HREF="https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/">https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/</A>>
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<BR>
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Report printf translation bugs to <<A HREF="https://translationproject.org/team/">https://translationproject.org/team/</A>>
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>COPYRIGHT</H2>
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Copyright © 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <<A HREF="https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html</A>>.
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<BR>
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
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There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+printf">printf</A>(3)
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<P>
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<BR>
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Full documentation at: <<A HREF="https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/printf">https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/printf</A>>
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<BR>
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or available locally via: info '(coreutils) printf invocation'
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<P>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT id="21"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="22"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="23"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="24"><A HREF="#lbAE">AUTHOR</A><DD>
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<DT id="25"><A HREF="#lbAF">REPORTING BUGS</A><DD>
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<DT id="26"><A HREF="#lbAG">COPYRIGHT</A><DD>
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<DT id="27"><A HREF="#lbAH">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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</DL>
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<HR>
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This document was created by
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">man2html</A>,
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using the manual pages.<BR>
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Time: 00:05:25 GMT, March 31, 2021
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