> > $ perl -e 'printf "%vd\n", 192.168.1.1 & 255.255.0.0'
> > 192.168.0.0
> > 
> that is great I had used ipcalc etc for doing such a simple thing
> 
> But sir can u tell me how is "%vd" interpreted in printf

You can read about v strings in "Programming Perl" , chap 2 under , section
"V string literals" and in the sprintf doc.  needless to say, they are very
useful.

 


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