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Explore the perl documentation for the sprintf (formatted print into a string) function: perldoc -f sprintf

You can also use printf to directly print a formatted output but the main documentation is to be found under sprintf.

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A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James

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