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12.3. Control Sequences for Formatting Numbers
The format command has many options designed specifically for controlling the appearance of numbers. Let’s look at some of the more useful ones.
12.3.1. Control Sequences for Formatting Integers
First, we can use format to display a number using a different base. For instance, we can display a number in hexadecimal (base-16) with the ˜x control sequence:
