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38.Dd November 19, 2010 |
39.Dt PRINTF 1 40.Os 41.Sh NAME 42.Nm printf 43.Nd formatted output 44.Sh SYNOPSIS 45.Nm 46.Ar format Op Ar arguments ... --- 254 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 301.Pp 302The decimal point 303character is defined in the program's locale (category 304.Dv LC_NUMERIC ) . 305.Pp 306In no case does a non-existent or small field width cause truncation of 307a field; padding takes place only if the specified field width exceeds 308the actual width. |
309.Pp 310Some shells may provide a builtin 311.Nm 312command which is similar or identical to this utility. 313Consult the 314.Xr builtin 1 315manual page. |
316.Sh EXIT STATUS 317.Ex -std 318.Sh COMPATIBILITY 319The traditional 320.Bx 321behavior of converting arguments of numeric formats not beginning 322with a digit to the 323.Tn ASCII 324code of the first character is not supported. 325.Sh SEE ALSO |
326.Xr builtin 1 , |
327.Xr echo 1 , |
328.Xr sh 1 , |
329.Xr printf 3 330.Sh STANDARDS 331The 332.Nm 333command is expected to be compatible with the 334.St -p1003.2 335specification. 336.Sh HISTORY --- 37 unchanged lines hidden --- |