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PRINTF documentation printf("Color %s, number1 %d, number2 %05d, hex %x, float %5.2f, unsigned value %u.\n", "red", 123456, 89, 255, 3.14, 250); will print the following line (including new-line character, \n): Color red, number1 123456, number2 00089, hex ff, float 3.14, unsigned value 250. The function returns the number of characters printed, or a negative value if an output error occurs. [[Common lisp|Common Lisp]] has the function. (format t "Hello, ~a" "world") prints , and was later adopted into the [[Common lisp|Common Lisp]] standard. ===1980s: perl=== [[Perl]] also has a . Some [[Unix]] systems have a program for use in [[shell script]]s. This can be used instead of [[echo (computing)|echo]] in situations where the latter is not portable. For example: |
