How do I escape the literal '%' in a `Printf` statement?

Escaping Variables in Printf with "%"

In your code, you attempt to escape the first occurrence of "%v" using "%v". However, this does not work as "%" escapes the percent sign, but it doesn't affect the "v" format specifier.

To escape the "%v" literal, you need to use the "%%" escape sequence. The "%%" sequence represents a literal percent sign. It consumes no value from the provided arguments and simply prints a percent sign.

Therefore, to escape the first occurrence of "%v" in your code, you would use the following:

fmt.Printf("Escape this -> %%v... Do not escape this -> %v", "Unescaped")

This will output:

Escape this -> %v... Do not escape this -> Unescaped

As you can see, the first "%v" is escaped and printed as a literal percent sign, while the second "%v" is used to format the "Unescaped" string.

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