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     The width field contains a non-negative decimal integer that
     specifies the minimum number of characters printed.
 
     If the number of characters in the output is less than the
     specified width, blanks are added to the left or the right of the
     output value (depending on whether the - flag is used) until the
     minimum width is reached. If width is prefixed with a 0, zeros are
     added until the minimum width is reached. (This is not useful for
     left-justified numbers.)
 
     The width specification never causes a value to be truncated. If
     the number of characters in the output value is greater than the
     specified width, or width is not given, all characters of the
     value are printed (subject to the precision specification).
 
     If the width specification is an asterisk (*), the width is
     determined by the next argument, which must be an integer. The
     width argument must precede the value being formatted in the
     argument list.
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