seq(1)
NAME
seq - print sequences of numbers
SYNOPSIS
seq [ -w ] [ -fformat ] [ first [ incr ] ] last
DESCRIPTION
- Seq prints a sequence of numbers, one per line, from first (default 1)
to as near last as possible, in increments of incr (default 1). The
loop is:
- for(val = min; val <= max; val += incr) print val;
- The numbers are interpreted as floating point.
- Normally integer values are printed as decimal integers. The options are
- -fformat Use the print(3)-style format print for printing each
- (floating point) number. The default is
- -w Equalize the widths of all numbers by padding with leading
- zeros as necessary. Not effective with option -f, nor with numbers in exponential notation.
EXAMPLES
- seq 0 .05 .1
- Print 0 0.05 0.1 (on separate lines).
- seq -w 0 .05 .1
- Print 0.00 0.05 0.10.
SOURCE
/src/cmd/seq.c
BUGS
- Option -w always surveys every value in advance. Thus seq -w
1000000000 is a painful way to get an `infinite' sequence.