freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 340, Issue 15

[Mark Terribile]

> 
> It's ok, that i can use this, when i want an incrementing
> sequence, in a given way:
> 
> # {START..END..INCREMENT}
> $ for i in {0..10..2}; do echo "Welcome $i times"; done
> Welcome 0 times
> Welcome 2 times
> Welcome 4 times
> Welcome 6 times
> Welcome 8 times
> Welcome 10 times
> $
> 
> but what's the "magic" for this? :
> 
> $ MAGIC; do echo "Welcome $i times"; done
> Welcome 0 times
> Welcome 1 times
> Welcome 4 times
> Welcome 5 times
> Welcome 8 times
> Welcome 9 times
> $

What's wrong with

for i in 0 1 4 5 8 9 ; do echo "Welcome $i times"; done

  ?

Or is there some rule that you want followed?  If there is, it's not
obvious to me.  (Sorry.)

    Mark Terribile