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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