24 files changed, 127 insertions, 124 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.flags b/Makefile.flags
index 2bc83d1d9..b6cd32e42 100644
--- a/Makefile.flags
+++ b/Makefile.flags
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-falign-functions=1 -falign-jumps=1 -falign-labels=1
 # Defeat .eh_frame bloat (gcc 4.6.3 x86-32 defconfig: 20% smaller busybox binary):
 CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-fno-unwind-tables,)
 CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables,)
+# No automatic printf->puts,putchar conversions
+# (try disabling this and comparing assembly, it's instructive)
+CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-fno-builtin-printf,)
 
 # FIXME: These warnings are at least partially to be concerned about and should
 # be fixed..
diff --git a/coreutils/uniq.c b/coreutils/uniq.c
index 9208d34ec..e0133998a 100644
--- a/coreutils/uniq.c
+++ b/coreutils/uniq.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int uniq_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                                         /* %7lu matches GNU coreutils 6.9 */
                                         printf("%7lu ", dups + 1);
                                 }
-                                printf("%s\n", old_line);
+                                puts(old_line);
                         }
                         free(old_line);
                 }
diff --git a/coreutils/who.c b/coreutils/who.c
index 8337212c9..f694d0c60 100644
--- a/coreutils/who.c
+++ b/coreutils/who.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int who_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         opt_complementary = "=0";
         opt = getopt32(argv, do_users ? "" : "aH");
         if (opt & 2) // -H
-                printf("USER\t\tTTY\t\tIDLE\tTIME\t\t HOST\n");
+                puts("USER\t\tTTY\t\tIDLE\tTIME\t\t HOST");
 
         setutxent();
         while ((ut = getutxent()) != NULL) {
diff --git a/editors/diff.c b/editors/diff.c
index e0adcee59..a892cfdf2 100644
--- a/editors/diff.c
+++ b/editors/diff.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ static void fetch(FILE_and_pos_t *ft, const off_t *ix, int a, int b, int ch)
                 for (j = 0, col = 0; j < ix[i] - ix[i - 1]; j++) {
                         int c = fgetc(ft->ft_fp);
                         if (c == EOF) {
-                                printf("\n\\ No newline at end of file\n");
+                                puts("\n\\ No newline at end of file");
                                 return;
                         }
                         ft->ft_pos++;
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static bool diff(FILE* fp[2], char *file[2])
                                         continue;
                                 printf(",%d", (a < b) ? b - a + 1 : 0);
                         }
-                        printf(" @@\n");
+                        puts(" @@");
                         /*
                          * Output changes in "unified" diff format--the old and new lines
                          * are printed together.
diff --git a/editors/ed.c b/editors/ed.c
index f0e5e4d5d..a4c419099 100644
--- a/editors/ed.c
+++ b/editors/ed.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void doCommands(void)
                                 if (fileName)
                                         printf("\"%s\"\n", fileName);
                                 else
-                                        printf("No file name\n");
+                                        puts("No file name");
                                 break;
                         }
                         free(fileName);
diff --git a/loginutils/add-remove-shell.c b/loginutils/add-remove-shell.c
index e492b6e5a..9419ff5e7 100644
--- a/loginutils/add-remove-shell.c
+++ b/loginutils/add-remove-shell.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ int add_remove_shell_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                                 cpp++;
                         }
                         /* copy shell name from old to new file */
-                        printf("%s\n", line);
+                        puts(line);
  next_line:
                         free(line);
                 }
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int add_remove_shell_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 char **cpp = argv;
                 while (*cpp) {
                         if (*cpp != dont_add)
-                                printf("%s\n", *cpp);
+                                puts(*cpp);
                         cpp++;
                 }
         }
diff --git a/mailutils/mail.c b/mailutils/mail.c
index 199f64407..a7e43c0d1 100644
--- a/mailutils/mail.c
+++ b/mailutils/mail.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void FAST_FUNC encode_base64(char *fname, const char *text, const char *eol)
                 // encode the buffer we just read in
                 bb_uuencode(dst_buf, src_buf, size, bb_uuenc_tbl_base64);
                 if (fname) {
-                        printf("%s\n", eol);
+                        puts(eol);
                 } else {
                         src_buf += size;
                         len -= size;
diff --git a/mailutils/sendmail.c b/mailutils/sendmail.c
index 9455b4e7a..4355e4dc5 100644
--- a/mailutils/sendmail.c
+++ b/mailutils/sendmail.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ int sendmail_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                         // N.B. we need to escape the leading dot regardless of
                         // whether it is single or not character on the line
                         if ('.' == s[0] /*&& '\0' == s[1] */)
-                                printf(".");
+                                bb_putchar('.');
                         // dump read line
                         send_r_n(s);
                         free(s);
diff --git a/miscutils/hdparm.c b/miscutils/hdparm.c
index f0e9c9d75..9c486e7aa 100644
--- a/miscutils/hdparm.c
+++ b/miscutils/hdparm.c
@@ -763,9 +763,9 @@ static void identify(uint16_t *val)
         ) {
                 like_std = 5;
                 if ((val[CONFIG]==STBY_NID_VAL) || (val[CONFIG]==STBY_ID_VAL))
-                        printf("powers-up in standby; SET FEATURES subcmd spins-up.\n");
+                        puts("powers-up in standby; SET FEATURES subcmd spins-up.");
                 if (((val[CONFIG]==STBY_NID_VAL) || (val[CONFIG]==PWRD_NID_VAL)) && (val[GEN_CONFIG] & INCOMPLETE))
-                        printf("\n\tWARNING: ID response incomplete.\n\tFollowing data may be incorrect.\n\n");
+                        puts("\n\tWARNING: ID response incomplete.\n\tFollowing data may be incorrect.\n");
         }
 
         /* output the model and serial numbers and the fw revision */
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ static void identify(uint16_t *val)
         if (min_std == 0xffff)
                 min_std = like_std > 4 ? like_std - 3 : 1;
 
-        printf("Configuration:\n");
+        puts("Configuration:");
         /* more info from the general configuration word */
         if ((eqpt != CDROM) && (like_std == 1)) {
                 jj = val[GEN_CONFIG] >> 1;
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ static void identify(uint16_t *val)
                 mm = 0;
                 bbbig = 0;
                 if ((ll > 0x00FBFC10) && (!val[LCYLS]))
-                        printf("\tCHS addressing not supported\n");
+                        puts("\tCHS addressing not supported");
                 else {
                         jj = val[WHATS_VALID] & OK_W54_58;
                         printf("\tLogical\t\tmax\tcurrent\n"
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ static void identify(uint16_t *val)
                         !(val[CAPAB_0] & IORDY_SUP) ? "(may be)" : "",
                         (val[CAPAB_0] & IORDY_OFF) ? "" :"not");
         } else
-                printf("no IORDY\n");
+                puts("no IORDY");
 
         if ((like_std == 1) && val[BUF_TYPE]) {
                 printf("\tBuffer type: %04x: %s%s\n", val[BUF_TYPE],
@@ -1012,13 +1012,13 @@ static void identify(uint16_t *val)
                 }
                 printf("\tR/W multiple sector transfer: ");
                 if ((like_std < 3) && !(val[SECTOR_XFER_MAX] & SECTOR_XFER))
-                        printf("not supported\n");
+                        puts("not supported");
                 else {
                         printf("Max = %u\tCurrent = ", val[SECTOR_XFER_MAX] & SECTOR_XFER);
                         if (val[SECTOR_XFER_CUR] & MULTIPLE_SETTING_VALID)
                                 printf("%u\n", val[SECTOR_XFER_CUR] & SECTOR_XFER);
                         else
-                                printf("?\n");
+                                puts("?");
                 }
                 if ((like_std > 3) && (val[CMDS_SUPP_1] & 0x0008)) {
                         /* We print out elsewhere whether the APM feature is enabled or
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ static void identify(uint16_t *val)
         } else {
                 /* ATAPI */
                 if (eqpt != CDROM && (val[CAPAB_0] & SWRST_REQ))
-                        printf("\tATA sw reset required\n");
+                        puts("\tATA sw reset required");
 
                 if (val[PKT_REL] || val[SVC_NBSY]) {
                         printf("\tOverlap support:");
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ static void identify(uint16_t *val)
         /* DMA stuff. Check that only one DMA mode is selected. */
         printf("\tDMA: ");
         if (!(val[CAPAB_0] & DMA_SUP))
-                printf("not supported\n");
+                puts("not supported");
         else {
                 if (val[DMA_MODE] && !val[SINGLE_DMA] && !val[MULTI_DMA])
                         printf(" sdma%u\n", (val[DMA_MODE] & MODE) >> 8);
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ static void identify(uint16_t *val)
                 bb_putchar('\n');
 
                 if ((dev == ATAPI_DEV) && (eqpt != CDROM) && (val[CAPAB_0] & DMA_IL_SUP))
-                        printf("\t\tInterleaved DMA support\n");
+                        puts("\t\tInterleaved DMA support");
 
                 if ((val[WHATS_VALID] & OK_W64_70)
                  && (val[DMA_TIME_MIN] || val[DMA_TIME_NORM])
@@ -1121,8 +1121,8 @@ static void identify(uint16_t *val)
         }
 
         if ((val[CMDS_SUPP_1] & VALID) == VALID_VAL) {
-                printf("Commands/features:\n"
-                        "\tEnabled\tSupported:\n");
+                puts("Commands/features:\n"
+                        "\tEnabled\tSupported:");
                 jj = val[CMDS_SUPP_0];
                 kk = val[CMDS_EN_0];
                 for (ii = 0; ii < NUM_CMD_FEAT_STR; ii++) {
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ static void identify(uint16_t *val)
         if ((eqpt != CDROM) && (like_std > 3)
          && (val[SECU_STATUS] || val[ERASE_TIME] || val[ENH_ERASE_TIME])
         ) {
-                printf("Security:\n");
+                puts("Security:");
                 if (val[PSWD_CODE] && (val[PSWD_CODE] != NOVAL_1))
                         printf("\tMaster password revision code = %u\n", val[PSWD_CODE]);
                 jj = val[SECU_STATUS];
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ static NOINLINE void dump_identity(const struct hd_driveid *id)
                 }
         }
 #endif /* __NEW_HD_DRIVE_ID */
-        printf("\n\n * current active mode\n\n");
+        puts("\n\n * current active mode\n");
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ static void bus_state_value(unsigned value)
         else if (value == BUSSTATE_OFF)
                 on_off(0);
         else if (value == BUSSTATE_TRISTATE)
-                printf(" (tristate)\n");
+                puts(" (tristate)");
         else
                 printf(" (unknown: %u)\n", value);
 }
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ static void interpret_standby(uint8_t standby)
                 printf("vendor-specific");
         if (standby == 254)
                 printf("reserved");
-        printf(")\n");
+        puts(")");
 }
 
 static const uint8_t xfermode_val[] ALIGN1 = {
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ static void interpret_xfermode(unsigned xfermode)
                 printf("UltraDMA mode%u", xfermode - 64);
         else
                 printf("unknown");
-        printf(")\n");
+        puts(")");
 }
 #endif /* HDIO_DRIVE_CMD */
 
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ static void process_dev(char *devname)
                 if (noisy_piomode) {
                         printf(" attempting to ");
                         if (piomode == 255)
-                                printf("auto-tune PIO mode\n");
+                                puts("auto-tune PIO mode");
                         else if (piomode < 100)
                                 printf("set PIO mode to %d\n", piomode);
                         else if (piomode < 200)
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ static void process_dev(char *devname)
 #ifndef WIN_STANDBYNOW2
 #define WIN_STANDBYNOW2 0x94
 #endif
-                printf(" issuing standby command\n");
+                puts(" issuing standby command");
                 args[0] = WIN_STANDBYNOW1;
                 ioctl_alt_or_warn(HDIO_DRIVE_CMD, args, WIN_STANDBYNOW2);
         }
@@ -1773,13 +1773,13 @@ static void process_dev(char *devname)
 #ifndef WIN_SLEEPNOW2
 #define WIN_SLEEPNOW2 0x99
 #endif
-                printf(" issuing sleep command\n");
+                puts(" issuing sleep command");
                 args[0] = WIN_SLEEPNOW1;
                 ioctl_alt_or_warn(HDIO_DRIVE_CMD, args, WIN_SLEEPNOW2);
         }
         if (set_seagate) {
                 args[0] = 0xfb;
-                printf(" disabling Seagate auto powersaving mode\n");
+                puts(" disabling Seagate auto powersaving mode");
                 ioctl_or_warn(fd, HDIO_DRIVE_CMD, &args);
         }
         if (getset_standby == IS_SET) {
@@ -1815,17 +1815,17 @@ static void process_dev(char *devname)
                 if (!ioctl_or_warn(fd, HDIO_GET_32BIT, &parm)) {
                         printf(" IO_support\t=%3ld (", parm);
                         if (parm == 0)
-                                printf("default 16-bit)\n");
+                                puts("default 16-bit)");
                         else if (parm == 2)
-                                printf("16-bit)\n");
+                                puts("16-bit)");
                         else if (parm == 1)
-                                printf("32-bit)\n");
+                                puts("32-bit)");
                         else if (parm == 3)
-                                printf("32-bit w/sync)\n");
+                                puts("32-bit w/sync)");
                         else if (parm == 8)
-                                printf("Request-Queue-Bypass)\n");
+                                puts("Request-Queue-Bypass)");
                         else
-                                printf("\?\?\?)\n");
+                                puts("\?\?\?)");
                 }
         }
         if (getset_unmask) {
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ static void process_dev(char *devname)
                 if (!ioctl_or_warn(fd, HDIO_GET_DMA, &parm)) {
                         printf(fmt, "using_dma", parm);
                         if (parm == 8)
-                                printf(" (DMA-Assisted-PIO)\n");
+                                puts(" (DMA-Assisted-PIO)");
                         else
                                 on_off(parm != 0);
                 }
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ static void process_dev(char *devname)
                                 id.multsect_valid &= ~1;
                         dump_identity(&id);
                 } else if (errno == -ENOMSG)
-                        printf(" no identification info available\n");
+                        puts(" no identification info available");
                 else if (ENABLE_IOCTL_HEX2STR_ERROR)  /* To be coherent with ioctl_or_warn */
                         bb_perror_msg("HDIO_GET_IDENTITY");
                 else
diff --git a/miscutils/i2c_tools.c b/miscutils/i2c_tools.c
index 4b26b7bdc..292ff88dd 100644
--- a/miscutils/i2c_tools.c
+++ b/miscutils/i2c_tools.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ int i2cset_main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
 
         if (status < 0) {
-                printf("Warning - readback failed\n");
+                puts("Warning - readback failed");
         } else
         if (status != val) {
                 printf("Warning - data mismatch - wrote "
@@ -756,8 +756,8 @@ static void dump_data(int bus_fd, int mode, unsigned first,
 {
         int i, j, res;
 
-        printf("     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f"
-               "    0123456789abcdef\n");
+        puts("     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f"
+             "    0123456789abcdef");
 
         for (i = 0; i < I2CDUMP_NUM_REGS; i += 0x10) {
                 if (mode == I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA && i >= blen)
@@ -826,22 +826,22 @@ static void dump_data(int bus_fd, int mode, unsigned first,
                                 break;
                         /* Skip unwanted registers */
                         if (i+j < first || i+j > last) {
-                                printf(" ");
+                                bb_putchar(' ');
                                 continue;
                         }
 
                         res = block[i+j];
                         if (res < 0) {
-                                printf("X");
+                                bb_putchar('X');
                         } else if (res == 0x00 || res == 0xff) {
-                                printf(".");
+                                bb_putchar('.');
                         } else if (res < 32 || res >= 127) {
-                                printf("?");
+                                bb_putchar('?');
                         } else {
-                                printf("%c", res);
+                                bb_putchar(res);
                         }
                 }
-                printf("\n");
+                bb_putchar('\n');
         }
 }
 
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ static void dump_word_data(int bus_fd, unsigned first, unsigned last)
         int i, j, rv;
 
         /* Word data. */
-        printf("     0,8  1,9  2,a  3,b  4,c  5,d  6,e  7,f\n");
+        puts("     0,8  1,9  2,a  3,b  4,c  5,d  6,e  7,f");
         for (i = 0; i < 256; i += 8) {
                 if (i/8 < first/8)
                         continue;
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ static void dump_word_data(int bus_fd, unsigned first, unsigned last)
                         else
                                 printf("%04x ", rv & 0xffff);
                 }
-                printf("\n");
+                bb_putchar('\n');
         }
 }
 
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ int i2cdetect_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         if (!(opts & opt_y))
                 confirm_action(-1, -1, -1, 0);
 
-        printf("     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f\n");
+        puts("     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f");
         for (i = 0; i < 128; i += 16) {
                 printf("%02x: ", i);
                 for(j = 0; j < 16; j++) {
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ int i2cdetect_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                         else
                                 printf("%02x ", i+j);
                 }
-                printf("\n");
+                bb_putchar('\n');
         }
 
         return 0;
diff --git a/networking/arping.c b/networking/arping.c
index ce7fa299c..ef205e5e6 100644
--- a/networking/arping.c
+++ b/networking/arping.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static void recv_pack(unsigned char *buf, int len, struct sockaddr_ll *FROM)
                         unsigned diff = MONOTONIC_US() - last;
                         printf(" %u.%03ums\n", diff / 1000, diff % 1000);
                 } else {
-                        printf(" UNSOLICITED?\n");
+                        puts(" UNSOLICITED?");
                 }
                 fflush_all();
         }
diff --git a/networking/brctl.c b/networking/brctl.c
index 8043d600b..c01a86998 100644
--- a/networking/brctl.c
+++ b/networking/brctl.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ int brctl_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                         arm_ioctl(args, BRCTL_GET_BRIDGES,
                                                 (unsigned long) bridx, MAX_PORTS);
                         num = xioctl(fd, SIOCGIFBR, args);
-                        printf("bridge name\tbridge id\t\tSTP enabled\tinterfaces\n");
+                        puts("bridge name\tbridge id\t\tSTP enabled\tinterfaces");
                         for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
                                 char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
                                 int j, tabs;
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ int brctl_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                                 /* print bridge id */
                                 x = (unsigned char *) &bi.bridge_id;
                                 for (j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
-                                        printf("%.2x", x[j]);
+                                        printf("%02x", x[j]);
                                         if (j == 1)
                                                 bb_putchar('.');
                                 }
diff --git a/printutils/lpd.c b/printutils/lpd.c
index eaf42c08b..c98bbb347 100644
--- a/printutils/lpd.c
+++ b/printutils/lpd.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ int lpd_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char *argv[])
                 if (2 != s[0] && 3 != s[0])
                         goto unsupported_cmd;
                 if (spooling & (1 << (s[0]-1))) {
-                        printf("Duplicated subcommand\n");
+                        puts("Duplicated subcommand");
                         goto err_exit;
                 }
                 // get filename
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int lpd_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char *argv[])
                 fname = strchr(s, ' ');
                 if (!fname) {
 // bad_fname:
-                        printf("No or bad filename\n");
+                        puts("No or bad filename");
                         goto err_exit;
                 }
                 *fname++ = '\0';
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ int lpd_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char *argv[])
                 // get length
                 expected_len = bb_strtou(s + 1, NULL, 10);
                 if (errno || expected_len < 0) {
-                        printf("Bad length\n");
+                        puts("Bad length");
                         goto err_exit;
                 }
                 if (2 == s[0] && expected_len > 16 * 1024) {
                         // SECURITY:
                         // ctrlfile can't be big (we want to read it back later!)
-                        printf("File is too big\n");
+                        puts("File is too big");
                         goto err_exit;
                 }
 
diff --git a/procps/iostat.c b/procps/iostat.c
index 8d272c87c..c290c594b 100644
--- a/procps/iostat.c
+++ b/procps/iostat.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void print_timestamp(void)
         /* %x: date representation for the current locale */
         /* %X: time representation for the current locale */
         strftime(buf, sizeof(buf), "%x %X", &G.tmtime);
-        printf("%s\n", buf);
+        puts(buf);
 }
 
 static cputime_t get_smp_uptime(void)
diff --git a/procps/powertop.c b/procps/powertop.c
index 1de5d329e..18418100f 100644
--- a/procps/powertop.c
+++ b/procps/powertop.c
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ int powertop_main(int UNUSED_PARAM argc, char UNUSED_PARAM **argv)
         /* Get number of CPUs */
         G.total_cpus = get_cpu_count();
 
-        printf("Collecting data for "DEFAULT_SLEEP_STR" seconds\n");
+        puts("Collecting data for "DEFAULT_SLEEP_STR" seconds");
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
         tcgetattr(0, (void *)&G.init_settings);
diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index b835415b5..7d20b8860 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -9681,7 +9681,7 @@ preadfd(void)
                         }
 # if ENABLE_ASH_IDLE_TIMEOUT
                         else if (errno == EAGAIN && timeout > 0) {
-                                printf("\007timed out waiting for input: auto-logout\n");
+                                puts("\007timed out waiting for input: auto-logout");
                                 exitshell();
                         }
 # endif
diff --git a/shell/hush.c b/shell/hush.c
index bccd9c1e9..f085ed3eb 100644
--- a/shell/hush.c
+++ b/shell/hush.c
@@ -6794,7 +6794,7 @@ static int checkjobs(struct pipe *fg_pipe)
                                                 int sig = WTERMSIG(status);
                                                 if (i == fg_pipe->num_cmds-1)
                                                         /* TODO: use strsignal() instead for bash compat? but that's bloat... */
-                                                        printf("%s\n", sig == SIGINT || sig == SIGPIPE ? "" : get_signame(sig));
+                                                        puts(sig == SIGINT || sig == SIGPIPE ? "" : get_signame(sig));
                                                 /* TODO: if (WCOREDUMP(status)) + " (core dumped)"; */
                                                 /* TODO: MIPS has 128 sigs (1..128), what if sig==128 here?
                                                  * Maybe we need to use sig | 128? */
diff --git a/shell/shell_common.c b/shell/shell_common.c
index 2b6f7dc92..8c9607c8c 100644
--- a/shell/shell_common.c
+++ b/shell/shell_common.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static void printlim(unsigned opts, const struct rlimit *limit,
                 val = limit->rlim_cur;
 
         if (val == RLIM_INFINITY)
-                printf("unlimited\n");
+                puts("unlimited");
         else {
                 val >>= l->factor_shift;
                 printf("%llu\n", (long long) val);
diff --git a/util-linux/fdformat.c b/util-linux/fdformat.c
index 6f49cec8f..6ef6445e6 100644
--- a/util-linux/fdformat.c
+++ b/util-linux/fdformat.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int fdformat_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         }
 
         xioctl(fd, FDFMTEND, NULL);
-        printf("done\n");
+        puts("Done");
 
         /* VERIFY */
         if (verify) {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int fdformat_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 
                 if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP) free(data);
 
-                printf("done\n");
+                puts("Done");
         }
 
         if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP) close(fd);
diff --git a/util-linux/fdisk.c b/util-linux/fdisk.c
index 7fe70fb72..f49ce95a4 100644
--- a/util-linux/fdisk.c
+++ b/util-linux/fdisk.c
@@ -1102,11 +1102,11 @@ warn_geometry(void)
                 printf(" sectors");
         if (!g_cylinders)
                 printf(" cylinders");
-        printf(
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_FDISK_WRITABLE
-                " (settable in the extra functions menu)"
+        puts(" (settable in the extra functions menu)");
+#else
+        bb_putchar('\n');
 #endif
-                "\n");
         return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ read_extended(int ext)
 
         p = pex->part_table;
         if (!get_start_sect(p)) {
-                printf("Bad offset in primary extended partition\n");
+                puts("Bad offset in primary extended partition");
                 return;
         }
 
@@ -1450,8 +1450,8 @@ static int get_boot(void)
                         current_label_type = LABEL_OSF;
                         return 0;
                 }
-                printf("This disk has both DOS and BSD magic.\n"
-                         "Give the 'b' command to go to BSD mode.\n");
+                puts("This disk has both DOS and BSD magic.\n"
+                     "Give the 'b' command to go to BSD mode.");
         }
 #endif
 
@@ -1461,9 +1461,9 @@ static int get_boot(void)
 #else
         if (!valid_part_table_flag(MBRbuffer)) {
                 if (what == OPEN_MAIN) {
-                        printf("Device contains neither a valid DOS "
-                                  "partition table, nor Sun, SGI, OSF or GPT "
-                                  "disklabel\n");
+                        puts("Device contains neither a valid DOS "
+                             "partition table, nor Sun, SGI, OSF or GPT "
+                             "disklabel");
 #ifdef __sparc__
                         IF_FEATURE_SUN_LABEL(create_sunlabel();)
 #else
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ read_int(sector_t low, sector_t dflt, sector_t high, sector_t base, const char *
                 }
                 if (value >= low && value <= high)
                         break;
-                printf("Value is out of range\n");
+                puts("Value is out of range");
         }
         return value;
 }
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ get_existing_partition(int warn, unsigned max)
                 printf("Selected partition %u\n", pno+1);
                 return pno;
         }
-        printf("No partition is defined yet!\n");
+        puts("No partition is defined yet!");
         return -1;
 
  not_unique:
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ get_nonexisting_partition(int warn, unsigned max)
                 printf("Selected partition %u\n", pno+1);
                 return pno;
         }
-        printf("All primary partitions have been defined already!\n");
+        puts("All primary partitions have been defined already!");
         return -1;
 
  not_unique:
@@ -1703,10 +1703,10 @@ toggle_dos_compatibility_flag(void)
         dos_compatible_flag = 1 - dos_compatible_flag;
         if (dos_compatible_flag) {
                 sector_offset = g_sectors;
-                printf("DOS Compatibility flag is set\n");
+                printf("DOS Compatibility flag is %sset\n", "");
         } else {
                 sector_offset = 1;
-                printf("DOS Compatibility flag is not set\n");
+                printf("DOS Compatibility flag is %sset\n", "not ");
         }
 }
 
@@ -1813,16 +1813,16 @@ change_sysid(void)
                 sys = read_hex(get_sys_types());
 
                 if (!sys && !LABEL_IS_SGI && !LABEL_IS_SUN) {
-                        printf("Type 0 means free space to many systems\n"
-                                   "(but not to Linux). Having partitions of\n"
-                                   "type 0 is probably unwise.\n");
+                        puts("Type 0 means free space to many systems\n"
+                                "(but not to Linux). Having partitions of\n"
+                                "type 0 is probably unwise.");
                         /* break; */
                 }
 
                 if (!LABEL_IS_SUN && !LABEL_IS_SGI) {
                         if (IS_EXTENDED(sys) != IS_EXTENDED(p->sys_ind)) {
-                                printf("You cannot change a partition into"
-                                           " an extended one or vice versa\n");
+                                puts("You cannot change a partition into"
+                                        " an extended one or vice versa");
                                 break;
                         }
                 }
@@ -1830,10 +1830,10 @@ change_sysid(void)
                 if (sys < 256) {
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_SUN_LABEL
                         if (LABEL_IS_SUN && i == 2 && sys != SUN_WHOLE_DISK)
-                                printf("Consider leaving partition 3 "
-                                           "as Whole disk (5),\n"
-                                           "as SunOS/Solaris expects it and "
-                                           "even Linux likes it\n\n");
+                                puts("Consider leaving partition 3 "
+                                        "as Whole disk (5),\n"
+                                        "as SunOS/Solaris expects it and "
+                                        "even Linux likes it\n");
 #endif
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_SGI_LABEL
                         if (LABEL_IS_SGI &&
@@ -1842,10 +1842,10 @@ change_sysid(void)
                                         (i == 8 && sys != 0)
                                 )
                         ) {
-                                printf("Consider leaving partition 9 "
-                                           "as volume header (0),\nand "
-                                           "partition 11 as entire volume (6)"
-                                           "as IRIX expects it\n\n");
+                                puts("Consider leaving partition 9 "
+                                        "as volume header (0),\nand "
+                                        "partition 11 as entire volume (6)"
+                                        "as IRIX expects it\n");
                         }
 #endif
                         if (sys == origsys)
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@ fix_partition_table_order(void)
         int i,k;
 
         if (!wrong_p_order(NULL)) {
-                printf("Ordering is already correct\n\n");
+                puts("Ordering is already correct\n");
                 return;
         }
 
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@ fix_partition_table_order(void)
         if (i)
                 fix_chain_of_logicals();
 
-        printf("Done.\n");
+        puts("Done");
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -2178,7 +2178,7 @@ list_table(int xtra)
          * if this is a sgi, sun or aix labeled disk... */
         if (LABEL_IS_DOS && wrong_p_order(NULL)) {
                 /* FIXME */
-                printf("\nPartition table entries are not in disk order\n");
+                puts("\nPartition table entries are not in disk order");
         }
 }
 
@@ -2192,7 +2192,7 @@ x_list_table(int extend)
 
         printf("\nDisk %s: %u heads, %u sectors, %u cylinders\n\n",
                 disk_device, g_heads, g_sectors, g_cylinders);
-        printf("Nr AF  Hd Sec  Cyl  Hd Sec  Cyl      Start       Size ID\n");
+        puts("Nr AF  Hd Sec  Cyl  Hd Sec  Cyl      Start       Size ID");
         for (i = 0; i < g_partitions; i++) {
                 pe = &ptes[i];
                 p = (extend ? pe->ext_pointer : pe->part_table);
@@ -2419,7 +2419,7 @@ add_partition(int n, int sys)
                         limit = first[i] - 1;
         }
         if (start > limit) {
-                printf("No free sectors available\n");
+                puts("No free sectors available");
                 if (n > 4)
                         g_partitions--;
                 return;
@@ -2490,9 +2490,9 @@ new_partition(void)
                 return;
         }
         if (LABEL_IS_AIX) {
-                printf("Sorry - this fdisk cannot handle AIX disk labels.\n"
+                puts("Sorry - this fdisk cannot handle AIX disk labels.\n"
 "If you want to add DOS-type partitions, create a new empty DOS partition\n"
-"table first (use 'o'). This will destroy the present disk contents.\n");
+"table first (use 'o'). This will destroy the present disk contents.");
                 return;
         }
 
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@ new_partition(void)
                 free_primary += !ptes[i].part_table->sys_ind;
 
         if (!free_primary && g_partitions >= MAXIMUM_PARTS) {
-                printf("The maximum number of partitions has been created\n");
+                puts("The maximum number of partitions has been created");
                 return;
         }
 
@@ -2508,8 +2508,8 @@ new_partition(void)
                 if (extended_offset)
                         add_logical();
                 else
-                        printf("You must delete some partition and add "
-                                 "an extended partition first\n");
+                        puts("You must delete some partition and add "
+                                 "an extended partition first");
         } else {
                 char c, line[80];
                 snprintf(line, sizeof(line),
@@ -2547,7 +2547,7 @@ reread_partition_table(int leave)
 {
         int i;
 
-        printf("Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table\n");
+        puts("Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table");
         sync();
         /* Users with slow external USB disks on a 320MHz ARM system (year 2011)
          * report that sleep is needed, otherwise BLKRRPART may fail with -EIO:
@@ -2558,10 +2558,10 @@ reread_partition_table(int leave)
                         "failed, kernel still uses old table");
 #if 0
         if (dos_changed)
-                printf(
+                puts(
                 "\nWARNING: If you have created or modified any DOS 6.x\n"
                 "partitions, please see the fdisk manual page for additional\n"
-                "information\n");
+                "information");
 #endif
 
         if (leave) {
@@ -2589,7 +2589,7 @@ write_table(void)
                 }
         }
         else if (LABEL_IS_SGI) {
-                /* no test on change? the printf below might be mistaken */
+                /* no test on change? the "altered" msg below might be mistaken */
                 sgi_write_table();
         }
         else if (LABEL_IS_SUN) {
@@ -2601,7 +2601,7 @@ write_table(void)
                 }
         }
 
-        printf("The partition table has been altered.\n");
+        puts("The partition table has been altered.");
         reread_partition_table(1);
 }
 #endif /* FEATURE_FDISK_WRITABLE */
@@ -2744,8 +2744,8 @@ xselect(void)
                         user_sectors = g_sectors = read_int(1, g_sectors, 63, 0, "Number of sectors");
                         if (dos_compatible_flag) {
                                 sector_offset = g_sectors;
-                                printf("Warning: setting sector offset for DOS "
-                                        "compatiblity\n");
+                                puts("Warning: setting sector offset for DOS "
+                                        "compatiblity");
                         }
                         update_units();
                         break;
@@ -3024,7 +3024,7 @@ int fdisk_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                                         sgi_get_bootfile());
                                 if (read_maybe_empty("Please enter the name of the "
                                                 "new boot file: ") == '\n')
-                                        printf("Boot file unchanged\n");
+                                        puts("Boot file unchanged");
                                 else
                                         sgi_set_bootfile(line_ptr);
                         }
@@ -3106,8 +3106,8 @@ int fdisk_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_FDISK_ADVANCED
                 case 'x':
                         if (LABEL_IS_SGI) {
-                                printf("\n\tSorry, no experts menu for SGI "
-                                        "partition tables available\n\n");
+                                puts("\n\tSorry, no experts menu for SGI "
+                                        "partition tables available\n");
                         } else
                                 xselect();
                         break;
diff --git a/util-linux/fdisk_gpt.c b/util-linux/fdisk_gpt.c
index 5786d5f7d..715e227ca 100644
--- a/util-linux/fdisk_gpt.c
+++ b/util-linux/fdisk_gpt.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ gpt_list_table(int xtra UNUSED_PARAM)
                 (unsigned long long)SWAP_LE64(gpt_hdr->first_usable_lba),
                 (unsigned long long)SWAP_LE64(gpt_hdr->last_usable_lba));
 
-        printf("Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name\n");
+        puts("Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name");
         for (i = 0; i < n_parts; i++) {
                 gpt_partition *p = gpt_part(i);
                 if (p->lba_start) {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ gpt_list_table(int xtra UNUSED_PARAM)
                                 numstr6,
                                 0x0700 /* FIXME */);
                         gpt_print_wide(p->name, 18);
-                        printf("\n");
+                        bb_putchar('\n');
                 }
         }
 }
diff --git a/util-linux/fsck_minix.c b/util-linux/fsck_minix.c
index 33767a1af..d2f3524b4 100644
--- a/util-linux/fsck_minix.c
+++ b/util-linux/fsck_minix.c
@@ -371,9 +371,9 @@ static int ask(const char *string, int def)
                 }
         }
         if (def)
-                printf("y\n");
+                puts("y");
         else {
-                printf("n\n");
+                puts("n");
                 errors_uncorrected = 1;
         }
         return def;
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static void check_mount(void)
                 if (isatty(0) && isatty(1))
                         cont = ask("Do you really want to continue", 0);
                 if (!cont) {
-                        printf("Check aborted\n");
+                        puts("Check aborted");
                         exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
                 }
         }
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ static void write_block(unsigned nr, void *addr)
         if (!nr)
                 return;
         if (nr < FIRSTZONE || nr >= ZONES) {
-                printf("Internal error: trying to write bad block\n"
-                           "Write request ignored\n");
+                puts("Internal error: trying to write bad block\n"
+                        "Write request ignored");
                 errors_uncorrected = 1;
                 return;
         }
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ static void read_tables(void)
         if (INODE_BUFFER_SIZE != read(dev_fd, inode_buffer, INODE_BUFFER_SIZE))
                 die("can't read inodes");
         if (NORM_FIRSTZONE != FIRSTZONE) {
-                printf("warning: firstzone!=norm_firstzone\n");
+                puts("warning: firstzone!=norm_firstzone");
                 errors_uncorrected = 1;
         }
         get_dirsize();
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ static void get_inode_common(unsigned nr, uint16_t i_mode)
         } else
                 links++;
         if (!++inode_count[nr]) {
-                printf("Warning: inode count too big\n");
+                puts("Warning: inode count too big");
                 inode_count[nr]--;
                 errors_uncorrected = 1;
         }
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ int fsck_minix_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         }
         if (changed) {
                 write_tables();
-                printf("FILE SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHANGED\n");
+                puts("FILE SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHANGED");
                 sync();
         } else if (OPT_repair)
                 write_superblock();
diff --git a/util-linux/getopt.c b/util-linux/getopt.c
index 58df1c823..b9dadf13c 100644
--- a/util-linux/getopt.c
+++ b/util-linux/getopt.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ int getopt_main(int argc, char **argv)
                 if (compatible) {
                         /* For some reason, the original getopt gave no error
                          * when there were no arguments. */
-                        printf(" --\n");
+                        puts(" --");
                         return 0;
                 }
                 bb_error_msg_and_die("missing optstring argument");
diff --git a/util-linux/ipcrm.c b/util-linux/ipcrm.c
index 888f70ef8..38d81af50 100644
--- a/util-linux/ipcrm.c
+++ b/util-linux/ipcrm.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ int ipcrm_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
                         if (remove_ids(what, &argv[2]))
                                 fflush_stdout_and_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                        printf("resource(s) deleted\n");
+                        puts("resource(s) deleted");
                         return 0;
                 }
         }