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Improve string pad examples and add a cross-reference

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The old examples were not really showcasing that it's nice for aligning text.
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Johannes Altmanninger
2020-09-28 18:42:02 +02:00
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@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ Valid format specifiers are taken from the C library function ``printf(3)``:
Conversion can fail, e.g. "102.234" can't losslessly convert to an integer, causing printf to print an error. If you are okay with losing information, silence errors with `2>/dev/null`.
A number between the ``%`` and the format letter specifies the width. The result will be left-padded with spaces.
Backslash Escapes
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printf also knows a number of backslash escapes: