Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:50:46 +0200 From: usleepless@gmail.com To: "Bill Moran" <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Shell ( csh, sh ) scripting and seq-command Message-ID: <c39ec84c0603291150q61988e7fg75f0fe5488f932da@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20060329142754.a7488302.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> References: <c39ec84c0603290953n2819ef36j30d523537a093827@mail.gmail.com> <c39ec84c0603291043u3557ffa9rb4331ba8d3009cd6@mail.gmail.com> <20060329135713.cec7dbd1.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> <c39ec84c0603291113k3dbe2d92lb81013f8725c5942@mail.gmail.com> <20060329142754.a7488302.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
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> You > should be able to write a shell script as i stated in my message, i lack shell scripting experience. > that wraps jot and provides > its functionality in the same format as seq. yes, and to convert steps to reps you will need $reps =3D ($end - $start) / $steps, and then see the difference between your script and the output of an actual linux seq. for example: seq 1 2 60 gives 1..3..5..7..59 ( see also my php and csh implementation= s ) a seq equivalent ( 3 par version ) would be: @ reps =3D ( $3 - $1 ) / $2 jot $reps $1 $3 which will give 1..3..5..7..9..12(!)..zzzz..60 so how would your implementation of seq by using jot look like? regards, usleep On 3/29/06, Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:13:24 +0200 > usleepless@gmail.com wrote: > > > jot !=3D seq > > Equivalent, no. But it does offer comparative functionality. You > should be able to write a shell script that wraps jot and provides > its functionality in the same format as seq. > > -- > Bill Moran > Collaborative Fusion Inc. >
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