Linux printf Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use printf commmand in Linux. printf command is printf - format and print data
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What is Linux printf Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use printf command in Linux. printf command is printf - format and print data

printf Syntax

       printf FORMAT [ARGUMENT]...
       printf OPTION

printf Examples

printf Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of printf command.

printf command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for printf command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man printf

To open info page for printf command we can use command below.

info printf

To open help page from printf command we can run command below.

printf --help

Linux printf Command Source Code

You can find printf command source code from the folowing repositories:

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to use printf in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.