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seq:tldr:be82c
seq: Separate the output with a space instead of a newline.
$ seq -s " " 5 3 20
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This command is used to generate a sequence of numbers starting from 5 and incrementing by 3 up to the number 20.
seq
is a command in Unix-like operating systems that is used to generate sequences of numbers.-s " "
is an option that specifies the delimiter between the numbers in the sequence. In this case, the delimiter is set to a space, indicated by"
5
is the starting number of the sequence.3
is the increment between each number in the sequence.20
is the last number in the sequence.
So, when you run this command, it will generate the following sequence: 5 8 11 14 17 20.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.