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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Printf statement Post 302501085 by Scrutinizer on Wednesday 2nd of March 2011 12:43:35 PM
Old 03-02-2011
Perhaps it is your locale?
Code:
$ printf "%013.3f\n" 3.14
000000003.140
$ LC_NUMERIC=en_DK.utf8
$ printf "%013.3f\n" 3.14
-bash: printf: 3.14: invalid number
000000000,000
$ printf "%013.3f\n" 3,14
000000003,140

 

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LOCALECONV(3)						     Linux Programmer's Manual						     LOCALECONV(3)

NAME
localeconv - get numeric formatting information SYNOPSIS
#include <locale.h> struct lconv *localeconv(void); DESCRIPTION
The localeconv() function returns a pointer to a struct lconv for the current locale. This structure is shown in locale(7), and contains all values associated with the locale categories LC_NUMERIC and LC_MONETARY. Programs may also use the functions printf(3) and strfmon(3), which behave according to the actual locale in use. CONFORMING TO
C89, C99. BUGS
The printf(3) family of functions may or may not honor the current locale. SEE ALSO
locale(1), localedef(1), isalpha(3), nl_langinfo(3), setlocale(3), strcoll(3), strftime(3), locale(7) COLOPHON
This page is part of release 3.27 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/. GNU
1993-04-25 LOCALECONV(3)
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