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Re: printf and the $ modifier
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Aharon Robbins |
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Re: printf and the $ modifier |
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Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:58:23 +0000 (UTC) |
In article <mailman.16494.1419004467.1147.bug-bash@gnu.org>,
Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> wrote:
>3. There's not actually a lot of demand to make it available, and few
> implementations go through the pain (even the standalone GNU printf).
> The only one I found after a quick non-exhaustive search is the ksh93
> builtin, which doesn't use the libc printf engine at all.
I assume you mean "shell implementations". :-)
Gawk's printf supports it, if that's of any use to anyone.
Arnold
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