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The data formatter formats application data according to a printf like format specification, with formatting directives referring specific pieces of information (much like the printf action of find(1)).
The data formatter is not tied to text formatting. The formatting directives and verbatim strings are formatted in an application specific manner. The data formatter merely provides a way to request pieces of application data or specific actions to be executed.