On 12/21/21 6:48 PM, fatipa...@tutanota.com wrote:

    If you want to read about the format specifiers, the first link from
    Lawrence's message is authoritative.

Is printf an external program to bash? In this age, one uses a simple search on a manual rather
than reading the 200 pages.

It's a builtin that behaves the same as, with additions, as the standalone
version. There's no need to duplicate that information; the differences are
what's important to put in the man page.


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  • Format specifi... fatiparty--- via Bug reports for the GNU Bourne Again SHell
    • Re: Forma... Lawrence Velázquez
    • Format sp... fatiparty--- via Bug reports for the GNU Bourne Again SHell
      • Re: F... Chet Ramey
      • Forma... fatiparty--- via Bug reports for the GNU Bourne Again SHell
        • R... Chet Ramey

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