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Name

seq - print a sequence of numbers

Synopsis

seq [OPTION]... LAST

seq [OPTION]... FIRST LAST

seq [OPTION]... FIRST INCREMENT LAST

Descripti

Print numbers from FIRST to LAST, in steps of INCREMENT.

-f, --format=FORMAT

use printf style floating-point FORMAT

-s, --separator=STRING

use STRING to separate numbers (default: \n)

-w, --equal-width

equalize width by padding with leading zeroes

--help

display this help and exit

--version

output version information and exit

If FIRST or INCREMENT is omitted, it defaults to 1. That is, an
omitted INCREMENT defaults to 1 even when LAST is smaller than FIRST.
FIRST, INCREMENT, and
LAST are interpreted as floating point values. INCREMENT is usually
positive if FIRST is smaller than LAST, and INCREMENT is usually
negative if FIRST is
greater than LAST. FORMAT must be suitable for printing one argument of
type 'double'; it defaults to %.PRECf if FIRST, INCREMENT, and LAST are
all fixed point
decimal numbers with maximum precision PREC, and to %g otherwise.