local printf_console = nil

function printf( fmt, ... )
	if string.find( command_line(), "-printf", 0, true ) == nil then
	    printf = printf_nil
	end
    if fmt == nil then
		return -- formatless
	end
    if printf_console == nil then
    	if get_console ~= nil then
			printf_console = get_console()
		end
		return
	end
	if printf_console == nil then
		return -- can't get console
	end
	printf = printf_main
	printf_main( fmt, ... )
end

function printf_main( fmt, ...)
    local c = select( "#", ... )

    if c <= 0 then -- nothing to format
        printf_console:execute( ":" .. string.gsub( fmt, " ", "\160" ) )
    else
        printf_console:execute( ":" .. string.gsub( string.format( fmt, ... ), " ", "\160" ) )
    end
end

function printf_nil( ... )
end