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 Using `printf' Statements for Fancier Printing
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    For more precise control over the output format than what is
 normally provided by `print', use `printf'.  `printf' can be used to
 specify the width to use for each item, as well as various formatting
 choices for numbers (such as what output base to use, whether to print
 an exponent, whether to print a sign, and how many digits to print
 after the decimal point).  This is done by supplying a string, called
 the "format string", that controls how and where to print the other
 arguments.
 

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* Basic Printf                Syntax of the `printf' statement.
* Control Letters             Format-control letters.
* Format Modifiers            Format-specification modifiers.
* Printf Examples             Several examples.
 

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