04-14-2009
[bash]printf octal instead of decimal
Hello everybody,
I would like to understand why the printf function is returning me an octal value with this command :
printf %4.4d 0010 returns 0008
printf %4.4d 10 returns 0010
Thanks for help.
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PRINTF(1) User Commands PRINTF(1)
NAME
printf - format and print data
SYNOPSIS
printf FORMAT [ARGUMENT]...
printf OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT, or execute according to OPTION:
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--version
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NNN byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
xHH byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)
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UHHHHHHHH
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%% a single %
%b ARGUMENT as a string with '' escapes interpreted, except that octal escapes are of the form or NNN
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syntax.
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