PRINTF(1)

NAME
printf - format and print data

SYNOPSIS
printf format [ argument ... ]

DESCRIPTION
The printf command uses the first argument as the format that describes how to print the remaining arguments. Unlike the standard printf(1) command, this one uses the Perl version. See "sprintf" in perlfunc for details.

SEE ALSO
printf(3), "sprintf" in perlfunc

AUTHOR
Tom Christiansen, tchrist@perl.com.

COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
This program is copyright (c) Tom Christiansen 1999.

This program is free and open software. You may use, modify, distribute, and sell this program (and any modified variants) in any way you wish, provided you do not restrict others from doing the same.