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[sabetik]

How can I convert 123455 to $1,234.55 by using printf.

Thanks

 

[Krunek]

Hello, sabetik!

As I know, you must convert integer 123455 to floating-point number 1234.55 and then you can use printf function.

God bless you. Bye!

KP.

 

[sabetik]

I know how to convert to floating point not sure to print "$"

 

[p5wizard]

printf "$%6.2f\n", 123.45

works in my awk (AIX)
not sure how/if you can specify a thousand separator in the format string.

HTH,

p5wizard

 

[olded]

I don't think that printf will include commas for you. Eric Pement provides a sed solution at:

http://www.student.northpark.edu/pemente/sed/sed1line.txt