GNU bug report logs - #18807
seq does not play nice with large 64 bit integers

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Thaddaeus Frogley <thaddaeus <at> bossalien.com>

Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:18:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Thaddaeus Frogley <thaddaeus <at> bossalien.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: seq does not play nice with large 64 bit integers
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:12:01 +0100

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seq 2305843009213693952 2305843009213693954


Should produce


2305843009213693952

2305843009213693953

2305843009213693954


But actually produces (repeating for ever):


2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

^Z

[3]+  Stopped                 seq 2305843009213693952 2305843009213693954


Thad

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