diff --git a/cmdedit.c b/cmdedit.c
index 0765ca3ce..722a36a50 100644
--- a/cmdedit.c
+++ b/cmdedit.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void cmdedit_reset_term(void)
 static void clean_up_and_die(int sig)
 {
 	cmdedit_reset_term();
-	fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+	printf("\n");
 	if (sig!=SIGINT)
 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
diff --git a/coreutils/du.c b/coreutils/du.c
index a04dba6d3..8628732d8 100644
--- a/coreutils/du.c
+++ b/coreutils/du.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static Display *print;
 
 static void print_normal(long size, char *filename)
 {
-	fprintf(stdout, "%ld\t%s\n", size, filename);
+	printf("%ld\t%s\n", size, filename);
 }
 
 static void print_summary(long size, char *filename)
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ int du_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	return status;
 }
 
-/* $Id: du.c,v 1.32 2000/12/12 23:17:26 andersen Exp $ */
+/* $Id: du.c,v 1.33 2001/01/18 02:57:08 kraai Exp $ */
 /*
 Local Variables:
 c-file-style: "linux"
diff --git a/coreutils/head.c b/coreutils/head.c
index 6e05eded5..a0ca453de 100644
--- a/coreutils/head.c
+++ b/coreutils/head.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int head_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		if (fp) {
 			if (need_headers) {
-				fprintf(stdout, "==> %s <==\n", argv[optind]);
+				printf("==> %s <==\n", argv[optind]);
 			}
 			head(len, fp);
 			if (errno) {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int head_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				errno = 0;
 			}
 			if (optind < argc - 1)
-				fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+				putchar('\n');
 			if (fp != stdin)
 				fclose(fp);
 		}
diff --git a/coreutils/ls.c b/coreutils/ls.c
index e44bd9b93..fa3e5424d 100644
--- a/coreutils/ls.c
+++ b/coreutils/ls.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int my_stat(struct dnode *cur)
 static void newline(void)
 {
     if (column > 0) {
-        fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+        putchar('\n');
         column = 0;
     }
 }
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void nexttabstop( void )
 		n= nexttab - column;
 		if (n < 1) n= 1;
 		while (n--) {
-			fprintf(stdout, " ");
+			putchar(' ');
 			column++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ void showdirs(struct dnode **dn, int ndirs)
 
 	for (i=0; i<ndirs; i++) {
 		if (disp_opts & (DISP_DIRNAME | DISP_RECURSIVE)) {
-			fprintf(stdout, "\n%s:\n", dn[i]->fullname);
+			printf("\n%s:\n", dn[i]->fullname);
 		}
 		subdnp= list_dir(dn[i]->fullname);
 		nfiles= countfiles(subdnp);
@@ -579,53 +579,53 @@ int list_single(struct dnode *dn)
 	for (i=0; i<=31; i++) {
 		switch (list_fmt & (1<<i)) {
 			case LIST_INO:
-				fprintf(stdout, "%7ld ", dn->dstat.st_ino);
+				printf("%7ld ", dn->dstat.st_ino);
 				column += 8;
 				break;
 			case LIST_BLOCKS:
 #if _FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64
-				fprintf(stdout, "%4lld ", dn->dstat.st_blocks>>1);
+				printf("%4lld ", dn->dstat.st_blocks>>1);
 #else
-				fprintf(stdout, "%4ld ", dn->dstat.st_blocks>>1);
+				printf("%4ld ", dn->dstat.st_blocks>>1);
 #endif
 				column += 5;
 				break;
 			case LIST_MODEBITS:
-				fprintf(stdout, "%10s", (char *)mode_string(dn->dstat.st_mode));
+				printf("%10s", (char *)mode_string(dn->dstat.st_mode));
 				column += 10;
 				break;
 			case LIST_NLINKS:
-				fprintf(stdout, "%4d ", dn->dstat.st_nlink);
+				printf("%4d ", dn->dstat.st_nlink);
 				column += 10;
 				break;
 			case LIST_ID_NAME:
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_USERNAME
 				my_getpwuid(scratch, dn->dstat.st_uid);
 				if (*scratch)
-					fprintf(stdout, "%-8.8s ", scratch);
+					printf("%-8.8s ", scratch);
 				else
-					fprintf(stdout, "%-8d ", dn->dstat.st_uid);
+					printf("%-8d ", dn->dstat.st_uid);
 				my_getgrgid(scratch, dn->dstat.st_gid);
 				if (*scratch)
-					fprintf(stdout, "%-8.8s", scratch);
+					printf("%-8.8s", scratch);
 				else
-					fprintf(stdout, "%-8d", dn->dstat.st_gid);
+					printf("%-8d", dn->dstat.st_gid);
 				column += 17;
 				break;
 #endif
 			case LIST_ID_NUMERIC:
-				fprintf(stdout, "%-8d %-8d", dn->dstat.st_uid, dn->dstat.st_gid);
+				printf("%-8d %-8d", dn->dstat.st_uid, dn->dstat.st_gid);
 				column += 17;
 				break;
 			case LIST_SIZE:
 			case LIST_DEV:
 				if (S_ISBLK(dn->dstat.st_mode) || S_ISCHR(dn->dstat.st_mode)) {
-					fprintf(stdout, "%4d, %3d ", (int)MAJOR(dn->dstat.st_rdev), (int)MINOR(dn->dstat.st_rdev));
+					printf("%4d, %3d ", (int)MAJOR(dn->dstat.st_rdev), (int)MINOR(dn->dstat.st_rdev));
 				} else {
 #if _FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64
-					fprintf(stdout, "%9lld ", dn->dstat.st_size);
+					printf("%9lld ", dn->dstat.st_size);
 #else
-					fprintf(stdout, "%9ld ", dn->dstat.st_size);
+					printf("%9ld ", dn->dstat.st_size);
 #endif
 				}
 				column += 10;
@@ -634,23 +634,23 @@ int list_single(struct dnode *dn)
 			case LIST_FULLTIME:
 			case LIST_DATE_TIME:
 				if (list_fmt & LIST_FULLTIME) {
-					fprintf(stdout, "%24.24s ", filetime);
+					printf("%24.24s ", filetime);
 					column += 25;
 					break;
 				}
 				age = time(NULL) - ttime;
-				fprintf(stdout, "%6.6s ", filetime+4);
+				printf("%6.6s ", filetime+4);
 				if (age < 3600L * 24 * 365 / 2 && age > -15 * 60) {
 					/* hh:mm if less than 6 months old */
-					fprintf(stdout, "%5.5s ", filetime+11);
+					printf("%5.5s ", filetime+11);
 				} else {
-					fprintf(stdout, " %4.4s ", filetime+20);
+					printf(" %4.4s ", filetime+20);
 				}
 				column += 13;
 				break;
 #endif
 			case LIST_FILENAME:
-				fprintf(stdout, "%s", dn->name);
+				printf("%s", dn->name);
 				column += strlen(dn->name);
 				break;
 			case LIST_SYMLINK:
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ int list_single(struct dnode *dn)
 					len= readlink(dn->fullname, scratch, (sizeof scratch)-1);
 					if (len > 0) {
 						scratch[len]= '\0';
-						fprintf(stdout, " -> %s", scratch);
+						printf(" -> %s", scratch);
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES
 						if (!stat(dn->fullname, &info)) {
 							append = append_char(info.st_mode);
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ int list_single(struct dnode *dn)
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES
 			case LIST_FILETYPE:
 				if (append != '\0') {
-					fprintf(stdout, "%1c", append);
+					printf("%1c", append);
 					column++;
 				}
 				break;
diff --git a/du.c b/du.c
index a04dba6d3..8628732d8 100644
--- a/du.c
+++ b/du.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static Display *print;
 
 static void print_normal(long size, char *filename)
 {
-	fprintf(stdout, "%ld\t%s\n", size, filename);
+	printf("%ld\t%s\n", size, filename);
 }
 
 static void print_summary(long size, char *filename)
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ int du_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	return status;
 }
 
-/* $Id: du.c,v 1.32 2000/12/12 23:17:26 andersen Exp $ */
+/* $Id: du.c,v 1.33 2001/01/18 02:57:08 kraai Exp $ */
 /*
 Local Variables:
 c-file-style: "linux"
diff --git a/find.c b/find.c
index c82b509b6..32d7db7ab 100644
--- a/find.c
+++ b/find.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int dereferenceFlag = FALSE;
 static int fileAction(const char *fileName, struct stat *statbuf, void* junk)
 {
 	if (pattern == NULL)
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", fileName);
+		puts(fileName);
 	else {
 		char *tmp = strrchr(fileName, '/');
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static int fileAction(const char *fileName, struct stat *statbuf, void* junk)
 		else
 			tmp++;
 		if (check_wildcard_match(tmp, pattern) == TRUE)
-			fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", fileName);
+			puts(fileName);
 	}
 	return (TRUE);
 }
diff --git a/findutils/find.c b/findutils/find.c
index c82b509b6..32d7db7ab 100644
--- a/findutils/find.c
+++ b/findutils/find.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int dereferenceFlag = FALSE;
 static int fileAction(const char *fileName, struct stat *statbuf, void* junk)
 {
 	if (pattern == NULL)
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", fileName);
+		puts(fileName);
 	else {
 		char *tmp = strrchr(fileName, '/');
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static int fileAction(const char *fileName, struct stat *statbuf, void* junk)
 		else
 			tmp++;
 		if (check_wildcard_match(tmp, pattern) == TRUE)
-			fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", fileName);
+			puts(fileName);
 	}
 	return (TRUE);
 }
diff --git a/head.c b/head.c
index 6e05eded5..a0ca453de 100644
--- a/head.c
+++ b/head.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int head_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		if (fp) {
 			if (need_headers) {
-				fprintf(stdout, "==> %s <==\n", argv[optind]);
+				printf("==> %s <==\n", argv[optind]);
 			}
 			head(len, fp);
 			if (errno) {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int head_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				errno = 0;
 			}
 			if (optind < argc - 1)
-				fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+				putchar('\n');
 			if (fp != stdin)
 				fclose(fp);
 		}
diff --git a/ls.c b/ls.c
index e44bd9b93..fa3e5424d 100644
--- a/ls.c
+++ b/ls.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int my_stat(struct dnode *cur)
 static void newline(void)
 {
     if (column > 0) {
-        fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+        putchar('\n');
         column = 0;
     }
 }
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void nexttabstop( void )
 		n= nexttab - column;
 		if (n < 1) n= 1;
 		while (n--) {
-			fprintf(stdout, " ");
+			putchar(' ');
 			column++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ void showdirs(struct dnode **dn, int ndirs)
 
 	for (i=0; i<ndirs; i++) {
 		if (disp_opts & (DISP_DIRNAME | DISP_RECURSIVE)) {
-			fprintf(stdout, "\n%s:\n", dn[i]->fullname);
+			printf("\n%s:\n", dn[i]->fullname);
 		}
 		subdnp= list_dir(dn[i]->fullname);
 		nfiles= countfiles(subdnp);
@@ -579,53 +579,53 @@ int list_single(struct dnode *dn)
 	for (i=0; i<=31; i++) {
 		switch (list_fmt & (1<<i)) {
 			case LIST_INO:
-				fprintf(stdout, "%7ld ", dn->dstat.st_ino);
+				printf("%7ld ", dn->dstat.st_ino);
 				column += 8;
 				break;
 			case LIST_BLOCKS:
 #if _FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64
-				fprintf(stdout, "%4lld ", dn->dstat.st_blocks>>1);
+				printf("%4lld ", dn->dstat.st_blocks>>1);
 #else
-				fprintf(stdout, "%4ld ", dn->dstat.st_blocks>>1);
+				printf("%4ld ", dn->dstat.st_blocks>>1);
 #endif
 				column += 5;
 				break;
 			case LIST_MODEBITS:
-				fprintf(stdout, "%10s", (char *)mode_string(dn->dstat.st_mode));
+				printf("%10s", (char *)mode_string(dn->dstat.st_mode));
 				column += 10;
 				break;
 			case LIST_NLINKS:
-				fprintf(stdout, "%4d ", dn->dstat.st_nlink);
+				printf("%4d ", dn->dstat.st_nlink);
 				column += 10;
 				break;
 			case LIST_ID_NAME:
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_USERNAME
 				my_getpwuid(scratch, dn->dstat.st_uid);
 				if (*scratch)
-					fprintf(stdout, "%-8.8s ", scratch);
+					printf("%-8.8s ", scratch);
 				else
-					fprintf(stdout, "%-8d ", dn->dstat.st_uid);
+					printf("%-8d ", dn->dstat.st_uid);
 				my_getgrgid(scratch, dn->dstat.st_gid);
 				if (*scratch)
-					fprintf(stdout, "%-8.8s", scratch);
+					printf("%-8.8s", scratch);
 				else
-					fprintf(stdout, "%-8d", dn->dstat.st_gid);
+					printf("%-8d", dn->dstat.st_gid);
 				column += 17;
 				break;
 #endif
 			case LIST_ID_NUMERIC:
-				fprintf(stdout, "%-8d %-8d", dn->dstat.st_uid, dn->dstat.st_gid);
+				printf("%-8d %-8d", dn->dstat.st_uid, dn->dstat.st_gid);
 				column += 17;
 				break;
 			case LIST_SIZE:
 			case LIST_DEV:
 				if (S_ISBLK(dn->dstat.st_mode) || S_ISCHR(dn->dstat.st_mode)) {
-					fprintf(stdout, "%4d, %3d ", (int)MAJOR(dn->dstat.st_rdev), (int)MINOR(dn->dstat.st_rdev));
+					printf("%4d, %3d ", (int)MAJOR(dn->dstat.st_rdev), (int)MINOR(dn->dstat.st_rdev));
 				} else {
 #if _FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64
-					fprintf(stdout, "%9lld ", dn->dstat.st_size);
+					printf("%9lld ", dn->dstat.st_size);
 #else
-					fprintf(stdout, "%9ld ", dn->dstat.st_size);
+					printf("%9ld ", dn->dstat.st_size);
 #endif
 				}
 				column += 10;
@@ -634,23 +634,23 @@ int list_single(struct dnode *dn)
 			case LIST_FULLTIME:
 			case LIST_DATE_TIME:
 				if (list_fmt & LIST_FULLTIME) {
-					fprintf(stdout, "%24.24s ", filetime);
+					printf("%24.24s ", filetime);
 					column += 25;
 					break;
 				}
 				age = time(NULL) - ttime;
-				fprintf(stdout, "%6.6s ", filetime+4);
+				printf("%6.6s ", filetime+4);
 				if (age < 3600L * 24 * 365 / 2 && age > -15 * 60) {
 					/* hh:mm if less than 6 months old */
-					fprintf(stdout, "%5.5s ", filetime+11);
+					printf("%5.5s ", filetime+11);
 				} else {
-					fprintf(stdout, " %4.4s ", filetime+20);
+					printf(" %4.4s ", filetime+20);
 				}
 				column += 13;
 				break;
 #endif
 			case LIST_FILENAME:
-				fprintf(stdout, "%s", dn->name);
+				printf("%s", dn->name);
 				column += strlen(dn->name);
 				break;
 			case LIST_SYMLINK:
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ int list_single(struct dnode *dn)
 					len= readlink(dn->fullname, scratch, (sizeof scratch)-1);
 					if (len > 0) {
 						scratch[len]= '\0';
-						fprintf(stdout, " -> %s", scratch);
+						printf(" -> %s", scratch);
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES
 						if (!stat(dn->fullname, &info)) {
 							append = append_char(info.st_mode);
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ int list_single(struct dnode *dn)
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES
 			case LIST_FILETYPE:
 				if (append != '\0') {
-					fprintf(stdout, "%1c", append);
+					printf("%1c", append);
 					column++;
 				}
 				break;
diff --git a/more.c b/more.c
index 9310cf930..538708caa 100644
--- a/more.c
+++ b/more.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ static struct termios initial_settings, new_settings;
 static void gotsig(int sig)
 {
 	setTermSettings(fileno(cin), &initial_settings);
-	fprintf(stdout, "\n");
-	exit(TRUE);
+	putchar('\n');
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 #endif /* BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS */
 
@@ -117,19 +117,19 @@ extern int more_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 				please_display_more_prompt = 0;
 				lines = 0;
-				len = fprintf(stdout, "--More-- ");
+				len = printf("--More-- ");
 				if (file != stdin) {
 #if _FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64
-					len += fprintf(stdout, "(%d%% of %lld bytes)",
+					len += printf("(%d%% of %lld bytes)",
 #else
-					len += fprintf(stdout, "(%d%% of %ld bytes)",
+					len += printf("(%d%% of %ld bytes)",
 #endif
 								   (int) (100 *
 										  ((double) ftell(file) /
 										   (double) st.st_size)),
 								   st.st_size);
 				}
-				len += fprintf(stdout, "%s",
+				len += printf("%s",
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
 							   ""
 #else
diff --git a/networking/telnet.c b/networking/telnet.c
index fff8c06b5..54f25c4bc 100644
--- a/networking/telnet.c
+++ b/networking/telnet.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static void setConMode()
 	{
 		if (G.charmode == CHM_TRY) {
 			G.charmode = CHM_ON;
-			fprintf(stdout, "\r\nEntering character mode%s'^]'.\r\n", escapecharis);
+			printf("\r\nEntering character mode%s'^]'.\r\n", escapecharis);
 			rawmode();
 		}
 	}
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static void setConMode()
 	{
 		if (G.charmode != CHM_OFF) {
 			G.charmode = CHM_OFF;
-			fprintf(stdout, "\r\nEntering line mode%s'^C'.\r\n", escapecharis);
+			printf("\r\nEntering line mode%s'^C'.\r\n", escapecharis);
 			cookmode();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/procps/ps.c b/procps/ps.c
index 2b41a495f..ec63bb548 100644
--- a/procps/ps.c
+++ b/procps/ps.c
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			terminal_width = win.ws_col - 1;
 #endif
 
-	fprintf(stdout, "%5s  %-8s %-3s %5s %s\n", "PID", "Uid", "Gid",
-			"State", "Command");
+	printf("%5s  %-8s %-3s %5s %s\n", "PID", "Uid", "Gid", "State", "Command");
 	while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
 		if (!isdigit(*entry->d_name))
 			continue;
@@ -166,8 +165,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (file == NULL)
 			continue;
 		i = 0;
-		len = fprintf(stdout, "%5d %-8s %-8s %c ", p.pid, uidName, groupName,
-				p.state);
+		len = printf("%5d %-8s %-8s %c ", p.pid, uidName, groupName, p.state);
 		while (((c = getc(file)) != EOF) && (i < (terminal_width-len))) {
 			i++;
 			if (c == '\0')
@@ -176,8 +174,8 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		fclose(file);
 		if (i == 0)
-			fprintf(stdout, "[%s]", p.cmd);
-		fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+			printf("[%s]", p.cmd);
+		putchar('\n');
 	}
 	closedir(dir);
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
@@ -240,8 +238,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 
 	/* Print up a ps listing */
-	fprintf(stdout, "%5s  %-8s %-3s %5s %s\n", "PID", "Uid", "Gid",
-			"State", "Command");
+	printf("%5s  %-8s %-3s %5s %s\n", "PID", "Uid", "Gid", "State", "Command");
 
 	for (i=1; i<pid_array[0] ; i++) {
 	    info.pid = pid_array[i];
@@ -257,7 +254,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (*groupName == '\0')
 			sprintf(groupName, "%ld", info.egid);
 
-		len = fprintf(stdout, "%5d %-8s %-8s %c ", info.pid, uidName, groupName, info.state);
+		len = printf("%5d %-8s %-8s %c ", info.pid, uidName, groupName, info.state);
 
 		if (strlen(info.command_line) > 1) {
 			for( j=0; j<(sizeof(info.command_line)-1) && j < (terminal_width-len); j++) {
@@ -266,9 +263,9 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				}
 			}
 			*(info.command_line+j) = '\0';
-			fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", info.command_line);
+			puts(info.command_line);
 		} else {
-			fprintf(stdout, "[%s]\n", info.name);
+			printf("[%s]\n", info.name);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/procps/uptime.c b/procps/uptime.c
index 159f24baa..fb3d347c3 100644
--- a/procps/uptime.c
+++ b/procps/uptime.c
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ extern int uptime_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	sysinfo(&info);
 
-	fprintf(stdout, " %2d:%02d%s  up ", 
+	printf(" %2d:%02d%s  up ", 
 			current_time->tm_hour%12 ? current_time->tm_hour%12 : 12, 
 			current_time->tm_min, current_time->tm_hour > 11 ? "pm" : "am");
 	updays = (int) info.uptime / (60*60*24);
 	if (updays)
-		fprintf(stdout, "%d day%s, ", updays, (updays != 1) ? "s" : "");
+		printf("%d day%s, ", updays, (updays != 1) ? "s" : "");
 	upminutes = (int) info.uptime / 60;
 	uphours = (upminutes / 60) % 24;
 	upminutes %= 60;
 	if(uphours)
-		fprintf(stdout, "%2d:%02d, ", uphours, upminutes);
+		printf("%2d:%02d, ", uphours, upminutes);
 	else
-		fprintf(stdout, "%d min, ", upminutes);
+		printf("%d min, ", upminutes);
 
 	printf("load average: %ld.%02ld, %ld.%02ld, %ld.%02ld\n", 
 			LOAD_INT(info.loads[0]), LOAD_FRAC(info.loads[0]), 
diff --git a/ps.c b/ps.c
index 2b41a495f..ec63bb548 100644
--- a/ps.c
+++ b/ps.c
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			terminal_width = win.ws_col - 1;
 #endif
 
-	fprintf(stdout, "%5s  %-8s %-3s %5s %s\n", "PID", "Uid", "Gid",
-			"State", "Command");
+	printf("%5s  %-8s %-3s %5s %s\n", "PID", "Uid", "Gid", "State", "Command");
 	while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
 		if (!isdigit(*entry->d_name))
 			continue;
@@ -166,8 +165,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (file == NULL)
 			continue;
 		i = 0;
-		len = fprintf(stdout, "%5d %-8s %-8s %c ", p.pid, uidName, groupName,
-				p.state);
+		len = printf("%5d %-8s %-8s %c ", p.pid, uidName, groupName, p.state);
 		while (((c = getc(file)) != EOF) && (i < (terminal_width-len))) {
 			i++;
 			if (c == '\0')
@@ -176,8 +174,8 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		fclose(file);
 		if (i == 0)
-			fprintf(stdout, "[%s]", p.cmd);
-		fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+			printf("[%s]", p.cmd);
+		putchar('\n');
 	}
 	closedir(dir);
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
@@ -240,8 +238,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 
 	/* Print up a ps listing */
-	fprintf(stdout, "%5s  %-8s %-3s %5s %s\n", "PID", "Uid", "Gid",
-			"State", "Command");
+	printf("%5s  %-8s %-3s %5s %s\n", "PID", "Uid", "Gid", "State", "Command");
 
 	for (i=1; i<pid_array[0] ; i++) {
 	    info.pid = pid_array[i];
@@ -257,7 +254,7 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (*groupName == '\0')
 			sprintf(groupName, "%ld", info.egid);
 
-		len = fprintf(stdout, "%5d %-8s %-8s %c ", info.pid, uidName, groupName, info.state);
+		len = printf("%5d %-8s %-8s %c ", info.pid, uidName, groupName, info.state);
 
 		if (strlen(info.command_line) > 1) {
 			for( j=0; j<(sizeof(info.command_line)-1) && j < (terminal_width-len); j++) {
@@ -266,9 +263,9 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				}
 			}
 			*(info.command_line+j) = '\0';
-			fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", info.command_line);
+			puts(info.command_line);
 		} else {
-			fprintf(stdout, "[%s]\n", info.name);
+			printf("[%s]\n", info.name);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/rdate.c b/rdate.c
index 03f7f2de3..bb5392746 100644
--- a/rdate.c
+++ b/rdate.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int rdate_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			perror_msg_and_die("Could not set time of day");
 	}
 	if (printdate) {
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s", ctime(&time));
+		printf("%s", ctime(&time));
 	}
 
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/shell/cmdedit.c b/shell/cmdedit.c
index 0765ca3ce..722a36a50 100644
--- a/shell/cmdedit.c
+++ b/shell/cmdedit.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void cmdedit_reset_term(void)
 static void clean_up_and_die(int sig)
 {
 	cmdedit_reset_term();
-	fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+	printf("\n");
 	if (sig!=SIGINT)
 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
diff --git a/telnet.c b/telnet.c
index fff8c06b5..54f25c4bc 100644
--- a/telnet.c
+++ b/telnet.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static void setConMode()
 	{
 		if (G.charmode == CHM_TRY) {
 			G.charmode = CHM_ON;
-			fprintf(stdout, "\r\nEntering character mode%s'^]'.\r\n", escapecharis);
+			printf("\r\nEntering character mode%s'^]'.\r\n", escapecharis);
 			rawmode();
 		}
 	}
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static void setConMode()
 	{
 		if (G.charmode != CHM_OFF) {
 			G.charmode = CHM_OFF;
-			fprintf(stdout, "\r\nEntering line mode%s'^C'.\r\n", escapecharis);
+			printf("\r\nEntering line mode%s'^C'.\r\n", escapecharis);
 			cookmode();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/uptime.c b/uptime.c
index 159f24baa..fb3d347c3 100644
--- a/uptime.c
+++ b/uptime.c
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ extern int uptime_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	sysinfo(&info);
 
-	fprintf(stdout, " %2d:%02d%s  up ", 
+	printf(" %2d:%02d%s  up ", 
 			current_time->tm_hour%12 ? current_time->tm_hour%12 : 12, 
 			current_time->tm_min, current_time->tm_hour > 11 ? "pm" : "am");
 	updays = (int) info.uptime / (60*60*24);
 	if (updays)
-		fprintf(stdout, "%d day%s, ", updays, (updays != 1) ? "s" : "");
+		printf("%d day%s, ", updays, (updays != 1) ? "s" : "");
 	upminutes = (int) info.uptime / 60;
 	uphours = (upminutes / 60) % 24;
 	upminutes %= 60;
 	if(uphours)
-		fprintf(stdout, "%2d:%02d, ", uphours, upminutes);
+		printf("%2d:%02d, ", uphours, upminutes);
 	else
-		fprintf(stdout, "%d min, ", upminutes);
+		printf("%d min, ", upminutes);
 
 	printf("load average: %ld.%02ld, %ld.%02ld, %ld.%02ld\n", 
 			LOAD_INT(info.loads[0]), LOAD_FRAC(info.loads[0]), 
diff --git a/util-linux/more.c b/util-linux/more.c
index 9310cf930..538708caa 100644
--- a/util-linux/more.c
+++ b/util-linux/more.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ static struct termios initial_settings, new_settings;
 static void gotsig(int sig)
 {
 	setTermSettings(fileno(cin), &initial_settings);
-	fprintf(stdout, "\n");
-	exit(TRUE);
+	putchar('\n');
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 #endif /* BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS */
 
@@ -117,19 +117,19 @@ extern int more_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 				please_display_more_prompt = 0;
 				lines = 0;
-				len = fprintf(stdout, "--More-- ");
+				len = printf("--More-- ");
 				if (file != stdin) {
 #if _FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64
-					len += fprintf(stdout, "(%d%% of %lld bytes)",
+					len += printf("(%d%% of %lld bytes)",
 #else
-					len += fprintf(stdout, "(%d%% of %ld bytes)",
+					len += printf("(%d%% of %ld bytes)",
 #endif
 								   (int) (100 *
 										  ((double) ftell(file) /
 										   (double) st.st_size)),
 								   st.st_size);
 				}
-				len += fprintf(stdout, "%s",
+				len += printf("%s",
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
 							   ""
 #else
diff --git a/util-linux/rdate.c b/util-linux/rdate.c
index 03f7f2de3..bb5392746 100644
--- a/util-linux/rdate.c
+++ b/util-linux/rdate.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int rdate_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			perror_msg_and_die("Could not set time of day");
 	}
 	if (printdate) {
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s", ctime(&time));
+		printf("%s", ctime(&time));
 	}
 
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;