---
name: "Template::Plugin::Format"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-template-toolkit"
version: "3.106-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Template::Plugin::Format"
---

# Template::Plugin::Format(3pm)

Plugin to create formatting functions

## NAME

Template::Plugin::Format - Plugin to create formatting functions

## SYNOPSIS

```
    [% USE format %]
    [% commented = format('# %s') %]
    [% commented('The cat sat on the mat') %]
    [% USE bold = format('<b>%s</b>') %]
    [% bold('Hello') %]
```

## DESCRIPTION

The format plugin constructs sub-routines which format text according to a `printf()`-like format string.

## AUTHOR

Andy Wardley \<abw@wardley.org\> \<http://wardley.org/\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 1996-2022 Andy Wardley.  All Rights Reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## SEE ALSO

Template::Plugin