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printf %b is POSIX, so move that suggestion into the Rationale section
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@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ The first printf writes `Unit test coverage: 96%`.
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The second writes ``bash: printf: `\': invalid format character``
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### Exceptions
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Sometimes you may actually want to interpret data as a format string, like in:
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```sh
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@@ -35,13 +33,24 @@ octToAscii() { printf "\\$1"; }
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octToAscii 130
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```
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In Bash, Ksh and BusyBox, there's a `%b` format specifier that expands escape sequences without interpreting other format specifiers: `printf '%b' "\\$1"`. In POSIX, you can instead [[ignore]] this warning.
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In this case, use the `%b` format specifier that expands escape sequences without interpreting other format specifiers:
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Other times, you might have a pattern in a variable:
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```sh
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octToAscii() { printf '%b' "\0$1"; }
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octToAscii 130
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```
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### Exceptions:
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Sometimes you might have a pattern in a variable:
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```sh
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filepattern="file-%d.jpg"
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printf -v filename "$filepattern" "$number"
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```
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This has no good rewrite. Please [[ignore]] the warning with a [[directive]].
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This has no good rewrite. Please [[ignore]] the warning with a [[directive]].
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### Related resources:
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* https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799.2018edition/utilities/printf.html
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