Page Menu
Home
FreeBSD
Search
Configure Global Search
Log In
Files
F144809624
D25116.diff
No One
Temporary
Actions
View File
Edit File
Delete File
View Transforms
Subscribe
Mute Notifications
Flag For Later
Award Token
Size
1 KB
Referenced Files
None
Subscribers
None
D25116.diff
View Options
Index: seq/seq.1
===================================================================
--- seq/seq.1
+++ seq/seq.1
@@ -133,22 +133,51 @@
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
.Sh EXAMPLES
+Generate a sequence from 1 to 3 (included) with a default increment of 1:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
# seq 1 3
1
2
3
-
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Generate a sequence from 3 to 1 (included) with a default increment of -1:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
# seq 3 1
3
2
1
-
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Generate a sequence from 0 to 0.1 (included) with an increment of 0.05 and padding
+with leading zeroes.
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
# seq -w 0 .05 .1
0.00
0.05
0.10
.Ed
+.Pp
+Generate a sequence from 1 to 3 (included) with a default increment of 1,
+a custom separator string and a custom terminator:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+# seq -s "-->" -t "[end of list]\\n" 1 3
+1-->2-->3-->[end of list]
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Generate a sequence from 1 to 2 (included) with an increment of 0.2 and
+print the results with two digits after the decimal point (using a
+.Xr printf 3
+style format):
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+# seq -f %.2f 1 0.2 2
+1.00
+1.20
+1.40
+1.60
+1.80
+2.00
+.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr jot 1 ,
.Xr printf 1 ,
@@ -165,12 +194,8 @@
and was ported to
.Fx 9.0 .
This command was based on the command of the same name in
-.Tn "Plan 9 from Bell Labs"
-and the
-.Tn GNU
-core utilities.
-The
-.Tn GNU
+Plan 9 from Bell Labs and the GNU core utilities.
+The GNU
.Nm
command first appeared in the 1.13 shell utilities release.
.Sh BUGS
File Metadata
Details
Attached
Mime Type
text/plain
Expires
Fri, Feb 13, 10:10 PM (15 h, 15 m)
Storage Engine
blob
Storage Format
Raw Data
Storage Handle
28681764
Default Alt Text
D25116.diff (1 KB)
Attached To
Mode
D25116: seq(1): complete EXAMPLES section
Attached
Detach File
Event Timeline
Log In to Comment