nl.pl and seq.pl - simpler rewrites of nl and seq

Differences from the standard tools:

• Number format is given implicitly by spaces and leading zeros in first number argument
• nl.pl numers all lines by default, like all other software except standard nl

Download: nl.pl and seq.pl

Usage:

nl.pl [ <start> ] [ <file...> ]

Numbers lines in plain text files or stdin, starting with <start>. <start> gives the first line number (non-negative, in decimal) and format if present. It may contain leading spaces or zeros and trailing white space, causing the frame numbers to be formatted accordingly. The default is " 1 ", i.e. space-padded to width 4, right-aligned, starting with 1 and followed by a single space.

seq.pl [ -s <sep> ] <first> <last> [ <step> ]

Output a sequence of integers separated by the string <sep> (default "\n"). <first> gives the first number (non-negative, in decimal) and format. It may contain leading spaces or zeros and trailing white space, causing the numbers to be formatted accordingly. The default is just "1".

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