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Explicitly mention use of -- for format strings beginning with -,

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per PR 21970.
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dholland 2018-03-12 00:42:05 +00:00
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.\" $NetBSD: printf.1,v 1.25 2014/04/13 01:45:34 snj Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: printf.1,v 1.26 2018/03/12 00:42:05 dholland Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
.\"
.\" from: @(#)printf.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
.\"
.Dd May 6, 2008
.Dd March 11, 2018
.Dt PRINTF 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -358,6 +358,13 @@ Print a `%'; no argument is used.
In no case does a non-existent or small field width cause truncation of
a field; padding takes place only if the specified field width exceeds
the actual width.
.Pp
If the first character of
.Ar format
is a dash,
.Ar format
must be preceded by a word consisting of two dashes (--) to prevent it
from being interpreted as an option string.
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
.Sh SEE ALSO