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Format Codes for the sprintf and printf Functions

Flag                Description                                  Example Blank (default)     Positive numbers begin with a blank.         printf FH "% 04.2\n", $D;                     Negative numbers begin with a minus sign.                      Align characters to right.                      Pad from left with blanks.                                                                -                   Align characters to left.                    $V = sprintf "%-4.2",$D;                     Pad from right with blanks.     +                   Align characters to right.                   $V = sprintf "%+4.2", $D;                     Pad from left with blanks.     c                   Character format d                   Decimal format e                   Exponential format f                   Floating-point format g                   Compact format ld                  Long decimal format lo                  Long octal format lu                  Long unsigned decimal format lx                  Long hexadecimal format o                   Octal format s                   String format u                   Unsigned decimal format x                   Hexadecimal format X                   Uppercase hexadecimal format