3.5.17 `printf' - format to stdout 
Usage:  (printf format [ format-arg ... ])
Format a string using arguments from the alist.
Write to the default output port.  The result will NOT appear in your
output.  Use this to print information messages to a template user.
Arguments:
format - formatting string
format-arg - Optional - list of arguments to formatting string
  
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