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Why printf is superior to echo in Linux scripts

The printf command offers well-defined behavior following the POSIX standard, which means it works the same way across shells ...
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Linux Fu: Customizing Printf

When you have a width specification of 1 (like you do in the second line) the output will be H or T. If you have anything else, the output will be HEADS or TAILS. But first, we need to add the %H ...
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Bash's Built-in printf Function

Even if you're already familiar with the printf command, if you got your information via "man printf" you may be missing a couple of useful features that are provided by bash's built-in version of the ...
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Format output with Java printf

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The Java printf function helps simplify the task of printing formatted output to the console, ...
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How to format a Java double with printf example

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. To use Java printf to format double and float values with decimal place precision, follow these ...
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How can I printf a number of spaces without actually typing them all in C?

Ok, basically I want a field width specifier, only that repeats something.<BR><BR>Such as say 30 empty spaces in a printf or reapeats "-" 30 times, basically to format output.<BR><BR>Thanks for the ...