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Format specifier for printf in manual
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fatiparty |
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Format specifier for printf in manual |
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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:12:27 +0100 (CET) |
Dec 21, 2021, 22:51 by vq@larryv.me:
> On Tue, Dec 21, 2021, at 5:40 PM, fatiparty--- via Bug reports for the GNU
> Bourne Again SHell wrote:
>
>> Have tried to read some information about the format specifier for
>> printf, particularly the width, precision and left justification for
>> %s, but could not find any.
>>
>
> https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/V1_chap05.html#tag_05
> https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/printf.html#tag_20_94_13
> https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Bash-Builtins.html#index-printf
>
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> --
> vq
>
It is still something that needs fixing. Cannot see that it is described in
the bash manual. No mention of %s %d %o and related things. Certainly not in
the link you included.