# Is this @sprintf (annoying) behaviour intended?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-this-sprintf-annoying-behaviour-intended/68483>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [September 20, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-this-sprintf-annoying-behaviour-intended/68483 "2021-09-20T16:52:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![lmiq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lmiq/32/18314_2.png) [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-this-sprintf-annoying-behaviour-intended/68483/4 "2021-09-20T17:14:30Z")

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This thread discusses many alternatives for that: [How to repeat the format in @printf? - #2 by heliosdrm](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-repeat-the-format-in-printf/66695/2)

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