On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Cyhawk wrote:

Hello,

Try  `man sprintf' at your shell prompt.  Pay special attention to the 
examples at the end of the help page.

--doug


> Hello all. Ive been searching for an hour on this subject but havent scared 
> up anything useful.
> 
> Basicly, Im asking, what are the basic functions for string formating. (ie 
> what do they do) to be more specific,
> i see stuff like %-16d inside some code, i sort of understand what it does, 
> but not exactly, is there a list
> or small tutorial on this subject? (Hmm, dont even know the proper name for 
> the subject heh, shows how much i know)
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> -Cyhawk
> 
> 
> 


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