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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
       \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.
       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>;
       Report printf translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>;
AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2013 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)
       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 invocation'
       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU coreutils 8.22               November 2020                       PRINTF(1)