PRINTF(1) PRINTF(1) printf - format and print data printf []... printf () , : --help --version ,,C printf"-. : \" \\ \a () \b \c \e \f \n \r \t \v \NNN NNN (1 3 ) \xHH HH (1 2 ) \uHHHH (ISO/IEC 10646) HHHH (4 ) \UHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHH (8 ) %% % %b ARGUMENT as a string with '\' escapes interpreted, except that octal escapes should have a leading 0 like \0NNN %q ARGUMENT is printed in a format that can be reused as shell input, escaping non-printable characters with the POSIX $" syntax ,,diouxXfeEgGcs", . . Your shell may have its own version of printf, which usually supersedes the version described here. Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports. . : bug-coreutils@gnu.org coreutils : : Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 3+: 3 . : . , . printf(3) ,,info '(coreutils) printf invocation'" ; 3 . . , - TODO <>. coreutils 9.11 2026 PRINTF(1)