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printf(1)


NAME

   printf - format and print data

SYNOPSIS

   printf FORMAT [ARGUMENT]...
   printf OPTION

DESCRIPTION

   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

   
     alert (BEL)

   	     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

   %q     ARGUMENT is printed in a format that  can  be  reused  as  shell
          input, escaping non-printable characters with the proposed POSIX
          $'' syntax.

   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.

AUTHOR

   Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

   GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
   Report printf translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright    2016  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
   GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
   This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
   There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

   printf(3)

   Full documentation at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/printf>
   or available locally via: info '(coreutils) printf invocation'



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