| #! /bin/bash |
| # |
| # zprintf - function that calls gawk to do printf for those systems that |
| # don't have a printf executable |
| # |
| # The format and arguments can have trailing commas, just like gawk |
| # |
| # example: |
| # zprintf 'Eat %x %x and suck %x!\n' 57005 48879 64206 |
| # |
| # Chet Ramey |
| # chet@po.cwru.edu |
| |
| # Copyright 1996 Chester Ramey |
| # |
| # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify |
| # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by |
| # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) |
| # any later version. |
| # |
| # TThis program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, |
| # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of |
| # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the |
| # GNU General Public License for more details. |
| # |
| # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License |
| # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, |
| # Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. |
| |
| |
| [ $# -lt 1 ] && { |
| echo "zprintf: usage: zprintf format [args ...]" >&2 |
| exit 2 |
| } |
| |
| fmt="${1%,}" |
| shift |
| |
| for a in "$@"; do |
| args="$args,\"${a%,}\"" |
| done |
| |
| gawk "BEGIN { printf \"$fmt\" $args }" |