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Perl Programming/Keywords/format

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The format keyword

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The format command declares a picture format for use by the write function.

Syntax

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 format 

Examples

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 format Something =  Test: @<<<<<<<< @||||| @>>>>>  $str, $%, '$' . int($num)  .  $str = "widget";  $num = $cost/$quantity;  $~ = 'Something';  write; 
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