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/* printf - format and print data
Copyright (C) 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
/* Usage: printf format [argument...]
A front end to the printf function that lets it be used from the shell.
Backslash escapes:
\" = double quote
\\ = backslash
\a = alert (bell)
\b = backspace
\c = produce no further output
\f = form feed
\n = new line
\r = carriage return
\t = horizontal tab
\v = vertical tab
\0ooo = octal number (ooo is 0 to 3 digits)
\xhhh = hexadecimal number (hhh is 1 to 3 digits)
Additional directive:
%b = print an argument string, interpreting backslash escapes
The `format' argument is re-used as many times as necessary
to convert all of the given arguments.
David MacKenzie <djm@gnu.ai.mit.edu> */
// 19990508 Busy Boxed! Dave Cinege