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NAME
       printf - format and print data

SYNOPSIS
       printf FORMAT [ARGUMENT]...
       printf OPTION

DESCRIPTION
       NOTE:  your  shell  may  have  its  own version of printf which will supercede the version
       described here. Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about  the  options
       it supports.

       Print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT.

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       FORMAT controls the output as in C printf.  Interpreted sequences are:

       \"     double quote

       \NNN   character with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)

       \\     backslash

       \a     alert (BEL)

       \b     backspace

       \c     produce no further output

       \f     form feed

       \n     new line

       \r     carriage return

       \t     horizontal tab

       \v     vertical tab

       \xNN   byte with hexadecimal value NN (1 to 2 digits)

       \uNNNN character with hexadecimal value NNNN (4 digits)

       \UNNNNNNNN
              character with hexadecimal value NNNNNNNN (8 digits)

       %%     a single %

       %b     ARGUMENT as a string with '\' escapes interpreted,

              except that octal escapes are of the form \0 or \0NNN

       and all C format specifications ending with one of diouxXfeEgGcs, with ARGUMENTs converted
       to proper type first.  Variable widths are handled.

AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO  warranty;  not
       even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       The  full  documentation  for  printf  is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and
       printf programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info coreutils printf

       should give you access to the complete manual.



printf 5.2.1                              November 2008                                 PRINTF(1)