One of the first commands new Linux users learn is echo. Need to print some text or debug a script? Add an echo statement. However, from my usage, I've found printf to be far more powerful. Once you ...

[Nicholas Carlini] programmed a C implementation of two-player Tic Tac Toe, and he did it in a single call to printf(). The arguments for that single function call get mind-bendingly complex, so it ...

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 ...

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, ...

In my last article, "Fancy Tricks for Changing Numberic Base", I explored the surprising ability of the Linux shell to convert numeric bases on the fly, including this sweet little snippet that ...

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 ...

You may or may not know, but printf is a Turing-complete language, once you exploit all the strange and wonderful format characters in it (especially %n). But who has time to write code as printf ...

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 ...