DB<1> print sprintf "%.2f", 10/3; 3.33 #### DB<2> printf "%.2f", 10/3 3.33 #### $ perl -e 'printf "%.2f\n", $_/20 for 1..10' 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 #### $ perl -e 'printf "%.1f\n", $_/20 for 1..10' 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5