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printf

List of commands for printf:

- printf
printf:tldr:532b5 printf: Print a text message composed with environment variables.

$ printf "${var1: %s\tvar2: %s\n}" "${$VAR1}" "${$VAR2}"

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- printf
printf:tldr:b24f6 printf: Print a text message.

$ printf "${%s\n}" "${Hello world}"

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- printf
printf:tldr:dc9bc printf: Store a formatted message in a variable (does not work on zsh).

$ printf -v ${myvar} ${"This is %s = %d\n" "a year" 2016}

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