On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Cyhawk wrote: Hello,
Try `man sprintf' at your shell prompt. Pay special attention to the examples at the end of the help page. --doug > Hello all. Ive been searching for an hour on this subject but havent scared > up anything useful. > > Basicly, Im asking, what are the basic functions for string formating. (ie > what do they do) to be more specific, > i see stuff like %-16d inside some code, i sort of understand what it does, > but not exactly, is there a list > or small tutorial on this subject? (Hmm, dont even know the proper name for > the subject heh, shows how much i know) > Thanks in advance. > > -Cyhawk > > >

