GNU bug report logs - #75994
"seq -w" is broken for large enough numbers

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 17:45:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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From: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: "seq -w" is broken for large enough numbers
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 20:43:37 +0300

coreutils 9.3, 9.5

Steps to reproduce:

	# 21 digits
	$ seq 111111111111111111111 1 111111111111111111113
	111111111111111111111
	111111111111111111112
	111111111111111111113

	$ seq -w 111111111111111111111 1 111111111111111111113
	111111111111111111112	# what?
	111111111111111111112
	111111111111111111112
	111111111111111111112
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