carriage return (\r) in printf()

Max Alekseyev on Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:31:15 +0200

carriage return (\r) in printf()

To: Pari Users <pari-users@pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr>
Subject: carriage return (\r) in printf()
From: Max Alekseyev <maxale@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:30:34 -0400
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Hello,

I've just noticed that printf() does not support carriage return character \r - can it be added?

Example:

? printf("123456\r000") \\ does not work as expected
123456r000
? printf("123456%s000",Strchr(13)) \\ workaround with expected output
000456

Thanks,

Max

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