#!/bin/bash # printf vs. echo # printf comes from C/C++ and offers a way to print ordinary characters" printf "hello printf\n" # echo sends a newline at the end of it's output by default echo "this was an echo" # printf can take integer, double and floating number arguments # make sure that your shell supports these features # for example, bash supports format specifiers: printf "%s\t%s\n" "1" "2 3" "4" "5"