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Subject: Re: Speaking of counting...
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#!/bin/rc

first=0
last=0
incr=0
switch($#*) {
case 0
	echo 'Usage: $0 [first [incr]] last'
	exit 1
case 1
	last=$1
case 2
	first=$1
	last=$2
case 3
	first=$1
	incr=$2
	last=$3
}

awk -v 'first='$first -v 'last='$last -v 'incr='$incr 'BEGIN{
	if(incr == 0)
		incr = 1;
	if(first == 0)
		first = 1;
	for(i = first; i <= last; i += incr)
		print i;
}'

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To: hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu!rc
Cc: LoVerso.Southborough.MA.US!john, osf.org!rsalz
Subject: Re: Speaking of counting...

So far jot and seq have been mentioned, (every machine I have available
says "jot not found" though... and ditto seq) but no specifics,

I have been accused of wanting to reinventing the wheel, (exactly what
I was trying to avoid)

Scott has shared some perl code, (Euw! The evil anit-rc!) ;-) (Thank
you.)

I swear I've seen this in rc/awk before...