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printf 
PRINTF(1)			User Commands			    PRINTF(1)



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