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printf Formatting Table
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─────Run-Time Library───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
The format for the printf family of functions is as follows:
%[flags][width][.precision][prefix]type
┌──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ◄Flags► │ ◄Type► │
│ - (left justify) │ d,i (signed decimal) │
│ + (prefix with sign) │ u (unsigned decimal integer) │
│ blank (prefix with blank)│ o (unsigned octal integer) │
│ # (modifies o,x,X, │ x,X (unsigned hex integer) │
│ e,E,f,g,G) │ f (fixed-point float) │
├──────────────────────────┤ e,E (scientific notation) │
│ ◄Prefix► │ g,G (%e or %f; whichever is shorter) │
│ F (far pointer) │ c (single character) │
│ N (near pointer) │ s (string) │
│ h (short int) │ p (pointer) │
│ l,L (long int or double) │ n (character count) │
└──────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
See also: ◄Width►
◄Precision►
◄Escape Sequences►
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