前回、文字列を出力するコマンドとして「printf」を少しだけ使ったが、今回はこのprintfに着目したい。C言語でよく利用するprintf関数のような機能を持つコマンドなので、C言語になじみのある方なら話は早いだろう。使い方もよく似ている。 C言語を使った ...

When you have a width specification of 1 (like you do in the second line) the output will be H or T. If you have anything else, the output will be HEADS or TAILS. But first, we need to add the %H ...

The printf command offers well-defined behavior following the POSIX standard, which means it works the same way across shells ...

Bash printf function is a powerful built-in command available on all UNIX and Linux systems that allow you to format strings for display in scripts and programs. This function can also be used to ...

In my last article, "Fancy Tricks for Changing Numberic Base", I explored the surprising ability of the Linux shell to convert numeric bases on the fly, including this sweet little snippet that ...

Added support for identifying an expanded set of special files as inputs that were not captures before (e.g. App.config files) Added support for properly identifying synthetic grouped reference nodes ...

Even if you're already familiar with the printf command, if you got your information via "man printf" you may be missing a couple of useful features that are provided by bash's built-in version of the ...

In this article, I am going to explain the basic usage of the Bash printf command with examples in Linux. By the end of this article, you will be comfortable in using the printf command in Bash shell ...