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.
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
