Picture Specifications for UNIX

[DanKarron at UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU]

Does anyone out there get anoyed with unix number formats ? I would like
to see something like Picture specifications for "C" numbers so that I can
set off large numbers with commas, and make them more readable.

Is there any code out there for a better printf or some other mechanism ?

I have seen this in workspace directory listings. Is there a unix Picture
number formating code around ?

dan.
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