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Old 07-07-2009, 05:05 AM   #1
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Padding a number

Hi,

Is there a function (or a way) in Linux to pad a number with specific number of characters.

For example, the number 5 to be converted to 005, and 13 to 013.

Thanks in advance.
 
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printf "%.03d\n" 5
005
printf "%.03d\n" 13
013
 
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echo 5 | awk '{printf("%.03d\n", $1)}'
 
  


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