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| author | Bernhard Voelker <mail@bernhard-voelker.de> | 2016-04-14 12:38:09 +0200 |
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| committer | Bernhard Voelker <mail@bernhard-voelker.de> | 2016-04-14 12:38:09 +0200 |
| commit | 81e589021d9c47e4fbc4284e82881a9703246476 (patch) | |
| tree | 2258556550b9c8155e54cfcf3e50bc2745a52574 /doc | |
| parent | 8faf269250e8eff5f5dd164dfa1d661c34f52ade (diff) | |
| download | coreutils-81e589021d9c47e4fbc4284e82881a9703246476.tar.xz | |
seq: do not allow 0 as increment value
* src/seq.c (main): Exit with an error diagnostic when the given
step value is Zero.
(usage): Document it.
* doc/coreutils.texi (seq invocation): Likewise.
* tests/misc/seq.pl: Add tests.
* NEWS (Changes in behavior): Mention the change.
Reported by Маренков Евгений in:
http://bugs.gnu.org/23110
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/coreutils.texi | 2 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 45706bdbf..6b706359e 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -17422,6 +17422,8 @@ even when @var{first} is larger than @var{last}. The sequence of numbers ends when the sum of the current number and @var{increment} would become greater than @var{last}, so @code{seq 1 10 10} only produces @samp{1}. +@var{increment} must not be @samp{0}; use @command{yes} to get +repeated output of a constant number. Floating-point numbers may be specified. @xref{Floating point}. The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}. |