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+#! /bin/bash
+#
+# zprintf - function that calls gawk to do printf for those systems that
+#	    don't have a printf executable
+#
+# The format and arguments can have trailing commas, just like gawk
+#
+# example:
+#	zprintf 'Eat %x %x and suck %x!\n' 57005 48879 64206
+#
+# Chet Ramey
+# chet@po.cwru.edu
+
+#  Copyright 1996 Chester Ramey
+#
+#   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#   any later version.
+#
+#   TThis program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#   GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+#   Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+
+[ $# -lt 1 ] && {
+	echo "zprintf: usage: zprintf format [args ...]" >&2
+	exit 2
+}
+
+fmt="${1%,}"
+shift
+
+for a in "$@"; do
+	args="$args,\"${a%,}\""
+done
+
+gawk "BEGIN { printf \"$fmt\" $args }"