Re^4: formats output \r\n question (@)

It only has "grafical" advantages over printf, and possibly only whilst writing the code, and only if parts of the format are conditionally present. You could design a complex format first, tweak it until you have the picture right. Then make all into formline statements and generate the final format on the fly. I have done so generating reports of SAP interface definitions, which are a great help if you have to deal with that monster software...

_($_=" "x(1<<5)."?\n".q·/)Oo.  G°\        /
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");sub _{s./.($e="'Itrs `mnsgdq Gdbj O`qkdq")=~y/"-y/#-z/;$e.e && print}

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