Name
jot
Synopsis
jot [option] [repetitions[begin[end[seed]]]]
Generates a list of random or sequential data repetitions lines long. Sequential lists start from the number given in the begin value and finish with the end value. Random data is generated using the seed value seed.
Options
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-r Generate random data.
jotgenerates sequential data by default.-
-bword Print word only.
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-wword Print word along with the other generated data.
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-c Print ASCII character equivalents instead of numbers.
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-sstring Print the list separated by string instead of by newlines, the default.
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-n Don’t print a trailing newline character at the end of the list.
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-pprecision Print the data using the number of digits or characters specified by the number precision.
Examples
Return a list of sequentially numbered names:
% jot -w box- 20 1 20Return the ASCII values of numbers 43 to 52:
% jot -c 10 43 52Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
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