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<h2>print - Write output</h2>
<strong>Synopsis</strong>
<p><strong>print</strong> [ <strong>-nrR</strong> ] [ <strong>
-u</strong> [ <em>n</em> ] ] [ <em>argument</em> ... ]</p>
<p><strong>Description</strong></p>
<p>You can use <strong>print</strong> to display each <em>
argument</em> on standard output separated by a &lt;space&gt;
character and followed by a &lt;newline&gt; character.</p>
<p>Unless you specify <strong>-r</strong> or <strong>-R</strong>,
print formats the output using the following conventions:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>\a</strong> Bell.</li>
<li><strong>\b</strong> Backspace.</li>
<li><strong>\c</strong> Print without adding newline character. The
remaining <em>arguments</em> are ignored.</li>
<li><strong>\f</strong> Formfeed.</li>
<li><strong>\n</strong> Newline.</li>
<li><strong>\r</strong> Return.</li>
<li><strong>\t</strong> Tab.</li>
<li><strong>\v</strong> Vertical tab.</li>
<li><strong>\\</strong> Backslash.</li>
<li><strong>\0x</strong> The character whose EBCDIC code is the 1,
2, or 3-digit octal number x.</li>
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<p><strong>Options</strong></p>
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<dt><strong>-n</strong></dt>
<dd>Do not add a trailing newline character to the output.</dd>
<dt><strong>-r</strong></dt>
<dd>Do not use the conventions listed above.</dd>
<dt><strong>-R</strong></dt>
<dd>Do not use the conventions listed above.</dd>
<dt><strong>-u</strong> <em>n</em></dt>
<dd>Write output to descriptor <em>n</em> if specified or
descriptor 1 by default. The descriptor must be 1, 2, or one you
opened with <strong>exec</strong>.</dd>
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<p><strong>Operands</strong></p>
<p>Each <em>argument</em> is printed on standard output.</p>
<p><strong>Exit Status</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>0 when successful.</li>
<li>&gt;0 wnen unsuccessful.</li>
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<p><strong>Related information</strong></p>
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<li><a href="dspmsg.htm">dspmsg - Display message from message
catalog</a></li>
<li><a href="exec.htm">exec - Run commands and open, close, or copy
descriptors</a></li>
<li><a href="echo.htm">echo - Write arguments to standard
output</a></li>
<li><a href="printf.htm">printf - Write formatted output</a></li>
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