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Old 08-24-2013, 12:35 PM   #1
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Why doesn't the printf format string "%0x" pad with zeroes on the left?

Hi:

I get the same output as with "%x".
 
Old 08-24-2013, 01:10 PM   #2
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This is because you did not specify precision:
Code:
$ printf "%06x\n" 0x1a
00001a
I use program printf (1) here, but it should behave similar to printf (3).
 
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