[ale] Bash scripting and printf

[ari]

are you familiar with C?
its format is similar to C's printf.

in C:

  char name[] = "joe";
  int num = 5;
  printf("herro dere %s\n", name);
  printf("the number is %d\n", num);

in SH (and BASH):

  export name="joe"
  export num=5
  printf "herro dere %s\n" $name
  printf "the number is %d\n" $num

and so on.

ari


Bob Kruger (bkruger at mindspring.com) said this stuff:

> At 10:00 AM 9/14/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >Thus spake Bob Kruger (bkruger at mindspring.com):
> >
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Does anyone have any experience with bash scripting and bash printf?
> >> 
> >> I have a number for bash scripts that I don't want to take the time to
> >> convert to Perl, but would like to clear up the format a bit.  I noticed
> >> from the bash man that printf is supported by bash, but the docs were
> >> sketchy on the format and use.
> >> 
> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >There are some examples of printf in scripts in _Beginning Linux
> >Programming_ from Wrox Publishers.  Chapter 2.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Without the need of going out and buying another book, does anyone have any
> examples that they would be willing to share?
> 
> Bob