On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 1:23 PM, <m.r...@5-cent.us> wrote:
>>> True. Thing I like about seq is that it also takes an optional
>>> increment value which can be very handy at times.
>>
>> Is it _really_ that hard to type the explicit loop with test ([) and
>> expr? These were builtins even in bourne shell eons ago.
>
> It is not hard. I *tested* what I posted yesterday, and copied and pasted
> it into my email.
Sure it worked on the box where you tested it, but I think your
version was at least bash-specific and something you'd need to know
which version runs where if you use bourne shells anywhere. I'm not
good at tracking that stuff, so I like backwards and cross-platform
compatibility.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikes...@gmail.com
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