Category

Linux Command


Usage

printf FORMAT [ARGUMENT]...


Manual

Print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT, or execute according to OPTION:

--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

\\ backslash

\a alert (BEL)

\b backspace

\c produce no further output

\e escape

\f form feed

\n new line

\r carriage return

\t horizontal tab

\v vertical tab

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

\xHH byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)

\uHHHH Unicode (ISO/IEC 10646) character with hex value HHHH (4 digits)

\UHHHHHHHH
Unicode character with hex value HHHHHHHH (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.

NOTE: your shell may have its own version of printf, which usually
supersedes the version described here. Please refer to your shell’s
documentation for details about the options it supports.


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