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print — Z Shell (`zsh`) builtin. Print arguments, similar to `echo`. See also: `echo`, `printf`, `zsh`. More

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Problem

How to use the print command: Z Shell (zsh) builtin. Print arguments, similar to echo. See also: echo, printf, zsh. More information: <https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Shell-Builtin-Commands.html>.

Solution

print — Z Shell (zsh) builtin. Print arguments, similar to echo. See also: echo, printf, zsh. More information: <https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Shell-Builtin-Commands.html>.

Print input:

print "Hello" "World"

Print separated by newline(s):

print -l "Line1" "Line 2" "Line3"

Print without trailing newline:

print -n "Hello"; print "World"

Enable backslash escapes:

print -e "Line 1\nLine2"

Print arguments as described by printf (for greater portability across shells, consider using the printf command instead):

print -f "%s is %d years old.\n" "Alice" 30

Code Snippets

Print input

print "Hello" "World"

Print separated by newline(s)

print -l "Line1" "Line 2" "Line3"

Print without trailing newline

print -n "Hello"; print "World"

Enable backslash escapes

print -e "Line 1\nLine2"

Print arguments as described by `printf` (for greater portability across shells, consider using the `printf` command instead)

print -f "%s is %d years old.\n" "Alice" 30

Context

tldr-pages: common/print

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