Subject: Re: RFC seq(1) command
To: Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 01/11/2005 09:20:22
Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de> writes:
> On Tue, 11 Jan 2005, Brian Ginsbach wrote:
>> I've written a BSD licensed version of seq(1) from Plan 9 and I'd
>> like some feedback.  I'll commit this in several days if I don't
>> hear any strong objections.  Note this command is also a part of
>> the GNU `coreutils'.  Yes, I know that jot(1) has similar functionality.
>
> Why do you think this must be committed (to src/*, I presume),
> esp. if there's already a tool that does something similar?
> I'd suggest to make it into a pkg for now.

Perhaps he feels that important functionality is missing.

Brian, could you explain why jot doesn't do enough for you? Maybe the
right thing is to add a flag to it or some such...

Perry