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Feature Request: support for int, octal, and hex types in seq --format

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From: Craig Sanders <cas <at> taz.net.au>
To: submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Feature Request: support for int, octal, and hex types in seq --format
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:37:11 +1000

Package: Coreutils
Severity: wishlist

seq only supports floating point types like f and g in the --format string.

Other types, including i,d,o,u,x,X would also be useful.

e.g. "seq --format 'prefix%02isuffix' 1 50" to print zero-padded 1-50 with
user-specified prefix and suffix strings.

see
http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/48750/creating-numerous-directories-using-mkdir/48758#48758
for a real-world usage example.


Thanks,

craig

-- 
craig sanders <cas <at> taz.net.au>

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