Right shifted display

zeni has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi Monks,

I know this sounds trivial.

$proj_lib = "XYZ";
printf $xmlfile "%8s","<spirit:library>$proj_name\_lib</spirit:library
+>\n";

Output: "        <spirit:library>XYZ_lib</spirit:library>"
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All i need is a 'right shifted'(8 spaces) display. I wonder what am i missing here!

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