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5.5 Using 'printf' Statements for Fancier Printing
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For more precise control over the output format than what is provided by
'print', use 'printf'.  With 'printf' you can specify the width to use
for each item, as well as various formatting choices for numbers (such
as what output base to use, whether to print an exponent, whether to
print a sign, and how many digits to print after the decimal point).

* Menu:

* Basic Printf::                Syntax of the 'printf' statement.
* Control Letters::             Format-control letters.
* Format Modifiers::            Format-specification modifiers.
* Printf Examples::             Several examples.