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printf

Formatted output

Syntax
$printf <format> [arguments]
Examples
Examples
$printf "Hello %s\n" World
Examples
$printf "%d + %d = %d\n" 2 3 5
Examples
$printf "%10s" text
Examples
$printf "%0.2f\n" 3.14159
Alternatives
Typical use cases
Formatted reports
Scripts with output
Data formatting
Note C-like formatted output.
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