Karl Eichwalder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Reading the --help text of 'seq' (5.1.3 from alpha)

This is very old.  Latest release is 5.2.1.

> I'm inclined to assume
>
>     seq 3 1
>
> and
>
>     seq 3 -1 1
>
> should result in the same output:
>
>     3
>     2
>     1
>
> But 'seq 3 1' does not produce any output.  The --help text:

What do you think is unclear about this sentence?

    That is, an omitted INCREMENT defaults to 1 even when LAST is smaller
    than FIRST.

Andreas.

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