Re: printf %m$ and %*m$ unimplemented in Bash, but implementated in C compilers

[Collin Funk]

porterleete <porterleete@gmail.com> writes:

> Fix:
>  Either update the documentation of what printf in bash actually does.
> If printf is using a standard for printf other than "what the biggest
> C compilers currently do", document which standard it's using or
> update it to the newest standard used by gcc and clang. If it really
> is just this one feature that's missing, add it in or document its
> absence.

The 'printf' in shells is different than the 'printf' specified by ISO
C/POSIX. The documentation for the bash built-in can be found here:

    $ info '(bash)Bash Builtins'

The 'printf' provided in your C library should be found in man page
section 3. Your system probably comes with a program (not a shell
built-in) too. That can be found in man page section 1.

   # C library.
   $ man -s 3 printf
   # System program.
   $ man -s 1 printf

Collin