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@end group
@end example

@cindex field width
@cindex padding
  All the specification characters allow an optional ``width'', which
is a digit-string between the @samp{%} and the character.  If the
printed representation of the object contains fewer characters than
this width, then it is padded.  The padding is on the left if the
width is positive (or starts with zero) and on the right if the
width is negative.  The padding character is normally a space, but if

A space character inserts a space for positive numbers (otherwise
nothing is inserted for positive numbers).  This flag is ignored
except for @samp{%d}, @samp{%e}, @samp{%f}, @samp{%g}.

The flag @samp{#} indicates ``alternate form''.  For @samp{%o} it
ensures that the result begins with a 0.  For @samp{%x} and @samp{%X}
the result is prefixed with @samp{0x} or @samp{0X}. For @samp{%e},
@samp{%f}, and @samp{%g} a decimal point is always shown even if the
precision is zero.

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@end group
@end example

@cindex field width
@cindex padding
  All the specification characters allow an optional ``width,'' which
is a digit-string between the @samp{%} and the character.  If the
printed representation of the object contains fewer characters than
this width, then it is padded.  The padding is on the left if the
width is positive (or starts with zero) and on the right if the
width is negative.  The padding character is normally a space, but if

A space character inserts a space for positive numbers (otherwise
nothing is inserted for positive numbers).  This flag is ignored
except for @samp{%d}, @samp{%e}, @samp{%f}, @samp{%g}.

The flag @samp{#} indicates ``alternate form.''  For @samp{%o} it
ensures that the result begins with a 0.  For @samp{%x} and @samp{%X}
the result is prefixed with @samp{0x} or @samp{0X}. For @samp{%e},
@samp{%f}, and @samp{%g} a decimal point is always shown even if the
precision is zero.