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Printf function prints a formatted string

Format Specifiers Conversion            Definition %b                    Unsigned binary integer %c                    Character %d, i                 Decimal number %e                    Floating point number in scientific notation %E                    Floating point number in scientific notation using capital E %f, %F                Floating point number %g                    Floating point number using either e or f conversion, whichever takes the least space %G                    Floating point number using either e or f conversion, whichever takes the least space %ld, %D               Long decimal number %lu, %U               Long unsigned decimal number %lo, %O               Long octal number %p                    Pointer (hexadecimal) %s                    String %u                    Unsigned decimal number %x                    Hexadecimal number %X                    Hexadecimal number using capital X %lx                   Long hexidecimal number %%                    Print a literal percent sign