Les Mikesell wrote: > On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 1:23 PM, <m.roth at 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. Oh, sure. Running CentOS 6.4, and yes, I use bash. mark