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Confusion with printf command?

rated 0 times [ 14] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 18726 / 2 Years ago, sat, june 11, 2022, 7:59:09

I have to print the following three lines in one print command without using echo command. So I have chosen printf command.Here are the three lines:

  Different characters can be represented and supported 

  in the print command, for example: 

  x-y, X+Y, –, +, <, >, %, $, #, &.

What I have done so far is:

   printf "

   Different characters can be represented and supported 

   in the print command, for example: 

   x-y, X+Y, –, +, <, >, %, $, #, &.

   "

But I got bash error for the third line ','.

So will anyone enlighten me up.

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answered 2 Years ago mance · Accepted Answer

Better to use:

printf "Different characters can be represented and supported



in the print command, for example:



x-y, X+Y, –, +, <, >, %%, $, #, &.

"

You get that error, as others have said here, because of % character which is special and must to be escaped.

See man 1 printf for more info.