SHELL

printf @ bash

printf "My brother %s is %d years old.
" Prakash 21

printf linux

#cat file.txt
#1.11135 -66.8286 0.382867 24.6386 0.693014 175.409 0.763907 -97.6113

cat file.txt | awk '{printf "%-5s%-10s%8s%10s
","A",$1,$2,"-1.0"}'
	                           ^%-5start from left, keep 5 digit space to right					
                                	  ^%8 start from right, keep 8 digit space to letf
output : 
 1    1.11135   -66.8286      -1.0
#123451234567890123456781234567890

%s	a string of characters
%c	character
%d	decimal (integer) number (base 10)
%e	exponential floating-point number
%f	floating-point number
%i	integer (base 10)
%%	print a percent sign
\%	print a percent sign


#advacne version of this, with many new lines, 

cat file.txt | awk '{printf "%-5s%-10s%8s%10s
%-5s%-10s%8s%10s
","A",$1,$2,"-1.0","B",$3,$4,"-2.0"}'
							 ------------------^repeat								

var=0.00
awk '{printf "%4s%7.0f%3s%6s%2s%4.0f%12.3f%8.3f%8.3f%6.2f%7.2f
", $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $var}' < a.pdb >> dest.pdb

more https://alvinalexander.com/programming/printf-format-cheat-sheet/

printf inside printf linux

printf " $(somecommands_with_prinf) $(somecommands_with_prinf) 
" 

eg :
printf "$(cat fol/combine/eps.txt | awk '{printf "%-5s%-10s%8s
","A",$1,$2}') $variable 
"
add many commands inside $() and .... 
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