Looping the Easy Way
Nov 12, 2009, 21:03 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Sandra Henry-Stocker)
[ Thanks to Amy
Bennett for this link. ]
"On Linux systems, "seq 5 11" will generate a list of
numbers starting with 5 and ending with 11.
seq 5 11
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Now, doesn't that just make your day? OK, maybe not. But, think how
nice it would be to turn a script like this:"
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