Format specifier for printf in manual

[fatiparty--- via Bug reports for the GNU Bourne Again SHell]

Dec 21, 2021, 22:51 by v...@larryv.me:

> On Tue, Dec 21, 2021, at 5:40 PM, fatiparty--- via Bug reports for the GNU 
> Bourne Again SHell wrote:
>
>> Have tried to read some information about the format specifier for 
>> printf, particularly the width, precision and left justification for 
>> %s, but could not find any.
>>
>
> https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/V1_chap05.html#tag_05
> https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/printf.html#tag_20_94_13
> https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Bash-Builtins.html#index-printf
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It is still something that needs fixing.  Cannot see that it is described in 
the bash manual.  No mention of %s %d %o and related things.  Certainly not in 
the link you included.