seq equivalent
On platforms without seq
(MacOSX, Solaris), you can emulate it using dc
as follows (note the upper bound and the lower bound):
echo '[1+pdUPPER_BOUND>aq]saLOWER_BOUND 1-lax' | dc
For example:
alia:~ andrea$ echo '[1+pd5>aq]sa0 1-lax' | dc
0
1
2
3
4
5
alia:~ andrea$