ap
NAME
ap - print an arithmetic progression of integers
SYNTAX
ap [OPTION]...
ap start end [difference]
DESCRIPTION
Print a series of numbers in arithmetic progression to standard output.
Options:
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-s num
- start of series
- -e num
-
end of series
- -n num
-
number in the series
- -d num
-
difference between numbers
- -f fmt
-
printf-format string to be used for formatting each number
The following combinations of options may be given:
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start, end
-
start, difference
-
start, end, difference
-
start, difference, number
EXAMPLES
The integers from 1 to 100:
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ap 1 100 (or ap -s 1 -e 100)
The even numbers counting down from 1000000:
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ap -s 1000000 -e 0 -d -2
Two-digit hex numbers:
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ap -f '%02x' -s 0 -e 255
AUTHOR
Written by Adam Curtin, Yellowduck Ltd.
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2003 Yellowduck Ltd
This is free software. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.