Java Formatter specify starting position for text

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Published on 2010-06-07T21:48:00Z Indexed on 2010/06/07 21:52 UTC
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I'm trying to position a string at a certain starting position on a line, regardless of where the previous text ended. For instance:

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
  -a, --all                  do not ignore entries starting with .
  -A, --almost-all           do not list implied . and ..

The explanation of the options begin at position 30 regardless of the text preceding. How do you accomplish this with java.util.Formatter? I have tested with both the width (%30s) and precision (%.30) arguments, and neither provide the desired result.

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