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4.1.1.The printf Function

printf displays information on screen.
printf returns the number of characters printed.
printf displays the text you put inside the double quotes.
printf requires the backslash character - an escape sequence - to display some special characters.
printf can display variables by using the % conversion character.
printf format: a string argument followed by any additional arguments.

#include <stdio.h>



main()

{

    int i = 0;

    

    i=printf("abcde\n");   

    

    printf("total characters printed %d\n",i);

}

abcde
     total characters printed 6

4.1.printf Basics
	4.1.1.	The printf Function
	4.1.2.	The printf() Conversion Characters and flags
	4.1.3.	Placeholders
	4.1.4.	d, i: Signed integers
	4.1.5.	printf() Escape Sequences
	4.1.6.	The printf() function redirects the output to a standard output, which is the output on screen
	4.1.7.	A format specifier: how to print the data
	4.1.8.	Use multiple conversion specifiers in a single printf statement
	4.1.9.	Do calculation in printf

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