Spacing between printf statements

**HAssan** · 08-02-2006

Hello I was just wondering how I could leave a line between printf statements. For the code below.

Code:

printf("Hello\n");
printf("How are you?\n");

The output will appear on the screen as

Code:

Hello
How are you?

but I want it appear it as

Code:

Hello

How are you?

I would like to skip 1 or more lines. I would appreciate any help anyone can give.

**00Sven** · 08-02-2006

Code:

printf("Hello\n\nHow are you?\n");

'\n' is the newline character.

**kermit** · 08-02-2006

Try using another newline:

Code:

printf("Hello\n\n");
printf("How are you?\n");

**quzah** · 08-02-2006

There's a function for just this very thing! Call it with an empty string:

Code:

puts( "" );

Quzah.

**itsme86** · 08-03-2006

putchar('\n');

!!

**SlyMaelstrom** · 08-03-2006

Code:

std::cout << std::endl;

No, wait...

Oh! If you want to add an extra new line in the output, just put it in the source code! Change:

Code:

printf("Hello\n");
printf("How are you?\n");

to

Code:

printf("Hello\n");

printf("How are you?\n");

Right? Right!?!

**itsme86** · 08-03-2006

Code:

printf("Hello\n         <spaces until output wraps to next line>");
printf("How are you?\n");

Just don't change the width of your terminal window!

**itsme86** · 08-03-2006

Code:

{
  int num;

  printf("Hello\n");
  do { num = rand(); } while(num != '\n');
  putchar(num);
  printf("How are you?\n");
}

extraline.c:5 - WARNING: You are an idiot.

**twomers** · 08-03-2006

Yeah!! You forgot int main( );

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