printf

Formatted output

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Verified: 2026-03-04

Syntax

$printf <format> [arguments]

Examples

$printf "Hello %s " World

$printf "%d + %d = %d " 2 3 5

$printf "%10s" text

$printf "%0.2f " 3.14159