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<h1>Examples of using printf()</h1>
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// Outputs "pi equals 3.14159"
printf("pi equals %f\n", 3.14159);
// Outputs "3.14"
printf("%.2f\n", 3.14159);
// Outputs " 3.14"
printf("%10.2f\n", 3.14159);
// Outputs "3.1415900000"
printf("%.10f\n", 3.14159);
// Outputs "halfofthe"
printf("%.9s\n", "halfofthestring");
// Outputs "1111011 123 123.000000 test"
printf("%b %d %f %s\n", 123, 123, 123, "test");
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