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1 /* seq - print sequence of numbers to standard output.
2 Copyright (C) 1994-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
7 (at your option) any later version.
9 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 GNU General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
17 /* Written by Ulrich Drepper. */
19 #include <config.h>
20 #include <getopt.h>
21 #include <stdio.h>
22 #include <sys/types.h>
24 #include "system.h"
25 #include "c-strtod.h"
26 #include "error.h"
27 #include "quote.h"
28 #include "xstrtod.h"
30 /* Roll our own isfinite rather than using <math.h>, so that we don't
31 have to worry about linking -lm just for isfinite. */
32 #ifndef isfinite
33 # define isfinite(x) ((x) * 0 == 0)
34 #endif
36 /* The official name of this program (e.g., no 'g' prefix). */
37 #define PROGRAM_NAME "seq"
39 #define AUTHORS proper_name ("Ulrich Drepper")
41 /* If true print all number with equal width. */
42 static bool equal_width;
44 /* The string used to separate two numbers. */
45 static char const *separator;
47 /* The string output after all numbers have been output.
48 Usually "\n" or "\0". */
49 static char const terminator[] = "\n";
51 static struct option const long_options[] =
53 { "equal-width", no_argument, NULL, 'w'},
54 { "format", required_argument, NULL, 'f'},
55 { "separator", required_argument, NULL, 's'},
56 {GETOPT_HELP_OPTION_DECL},
57 {GETOPT_VERSION_OPTION_DECL},
58 { NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
61 void
62 usage (int status)
64 if (status != EXIT_SUCCESS)
65 emit_try_help ();
66 else
68 printf (_("\
69 Usage: %s [OPTION]... LAST\n\
70 or: %s [OPTION]... FIRST LAST\n\
71 or: %s [OPTION]... FIRST INCREMENT LAST\n\
72 "), program_name, program_name, program_name);
73 fputs (_("\
74 Print numbers from FIRST to LAST, in steps of INCREMENT.\n\
75 "), stdout);
77 emit_mandatory_arg_note ();
79 fputs (_("\
80 -f, --format=FORMAT use printf style floating-point FORMAT\n\
81 -s, --separator=STRING use STRING to separate numbers (default: \\n)\n\
82 -w, --equal-width equalize width by padding with leading zeroes\n\
83 "), stdout);
84 fputs (HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
85 fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
86 fputs (_("\
87 \n\
88 If FIRST or INCREMENT is omitted, it defaults to 1. That is, an\n\
89 omitted INCREMENT defaults to 1 even when LAST is smaller than FIRST.\n\
90 The sequence of numbers ends when the sum of the current number and\n\
91 INCREMENT would become greater than LAST.\n\
92 FIRST, INCREMENT, and LAST are interpreted as floating point values.\n\
93 INCREMENT is usually positive if FIRST is smaller than LAST, and\n\
94 INCREMENT is usually negative if FIRST is greater than LAST.\n\
95 "), stdout);
96 fputs (_("\
97 FORMAT must be suitable for printing one argument of type 'double';\n\
98 it defaults to %.PRECf if FIRST, INCREMENT, and LAST are all fixed point\n\
99 decimal numbers with maximum precision PREC, and to %g otherwise.\n\
100 "), stdout);
101 emit_ancillary_info (PROGRAM_NAME);
103 exit (status);
106 /* A command-line operand. */
107 struct operand
109 /* Its value, converted to 'long double'. */
110 long double value;
112 /* Its print width, if it were printed out in a form similar to its
113 input form. An input like "-.1" is treated like "-0.1", and an
114 input like "1." is treated like "1", but otherwise widths are
115 left alone. */
116 size_t width;
118 /* Number of digits after the decimal point, or INT_MAX if the
119 number can't easily be expressed as a fixed-point number. */
120 int precision;
122 typedef struct operand operand;
124 /* Description of what a number-generating format will generate. */
125 struct layout
127 /* Number of bytes before and after the number. */
128 size_t prefix_len;
129 size_t suffix_len;
132 /* Read a long double value from the command line.
133 Return if the string is correct else signal error. */
135 static operand
136 scan_arg (const char *arg)
138 operand ret;
140 if (! xstrtold (arg, NULL, &ret.value, c_strtold))
142 error (0, 0, _("invalid floating point argument: %s"), arg);
143 usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
146 /* We don't output spaces or '+' so don't include in width */
147 while (isspace (to_uchar (*arg)) || *arg == '+')
148 arg++;
150 ret.width = strlen (arg);
151 ret.precision = INT_MAX;
153 if (! arg[strcspn (arg, "xX")] && isfinite (ret.value))
155 char const *decimal_point = strchr (arg, '.');
156 if (! decimal_point)
157 ret.precision = 0;
158 else
160 size_t fraction_len = strcspn (decimal_point + 1, "eE");
161 if (fraction_len <= INT_MAX)
162 ret.precision = fraction_len;
163 ret.width += (fraction_len == 0 /* #. -> # */
164 ? -1
165 : (decimal_point == arg /* .# -> 0.# */
166 || ! ISDIGIT (decimal_point[-1]))); /* -.# -> 0.# */
168 char const *e = strchr (arg, 'e');
169 if (! e)
170 e = strchr (arg, 'E');
171 if (e)
173 long exponent = strtol (e + 1, NULL, 10);
174 ret.precision += exponent < 0 ? -exponent : 0;
175 /* Don't account for e.... in the width since this is not output. */
176 ret.width -= strlen (arg) - (e - arg);
177 /* Adjust the width as per the exponent. */
178 if (exponent < 0)
180 if (decimal_point)
182 if (e == decimal_point + 1) /* undo #. -> # above */
183 ret.width++;
185 else
186 ret.width++;
187 exponent = -exponent;
189 ret.width += exponent;
193 return ret;
196 /* If FORMAT is a valid printf format for a double argument, return
197 its long double equivalent, allocated from dynamic storage, and
198 store into *LAYOUT a description of the output layout; otherwise,
199 report an error and exit. */
201 static char const *
202 long_double_format (char const *fmt, struct layout *layout)
204 size_t i;
205 size_t prefix_len = 0;
206 size_t suffix_len = 0;
207 size_t length_modifier_offset;
208 bool has_L;
210 for (i = 0; ! (fmt[i] == '%' && fmt[i + 1] != '%'); i += (fmt[i] == '%') + 1)
212 if (!fmt[i])
213 error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0,
214 _("format %s has no %% directive"), quote (fmt));
215 prefix_len++;
218 i++;
219 i += strspn (fmt + i, "-+#0 '");
220 i += strspn (fmt + i, "0123456789");
221 if (fmt[i] == '.')
223 i++;
224 i += strspn (fmt + i, "0123456789");
227 length_modifier_offset = i;
228 has_L = (fmt[i] == 'L');
229 i += has_L;
230 if (fmt[i] == '\0')
231 error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("format %s ends in %%"), quote (fmt));
232 if (! strchr ("efgaEFGA", fmt[i]))
233 error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0,
234 _("format %s has unknown %%%c directive"), quote (fmt), fmt[i]);
236 for (i++; ; i += (fmt[i] == '%') + 1)
237 if (fmt[i] == '%' && fmt[i + 1] != '%')
238 error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("format %s has too many %% directives"),
239 quote (fmt));
240 else if (fmt[i])
241 suffix_len++;
242 else
244 size_t format_size = i + 1;
245 char *ldfmt = xmalloc (format_size + 1);
246 memcpy (ldfmt, fmt, length_modifier_offset);
247 ldfmt[length_modifier_offset] = 'L';
248 strcpy (ldfmt + length_modifier_offset + 1,
249 fmt + length_modifier_offset + has_L);
250 layout->prefix_len = prefix_len;
251 layout->suffix_len = suffix_len;
252 return ldfmt;
256 /* Actually print the sequence of numbers in the specified range, with the
257 given or default stepping and format. */
259 static void
260 print_numbers (char const *fmt, struct layout layout,
261 long double first, long double step, long double last)
263 bool out_of_range = (step < 0 ? first < last : last < first);
265 if (! out_of_range)
267 long double x = first;
268 long double i;
270 for (i = 1; ; i++)
272 long double x0 = x;
273 printf (fmt, x);
274 if (out_of_range)
275 break;
276 x = first + i * step;
277 out_of_range = (step < 0 ? x < last : last < x);
279 if (out_of_range)
281 /* If the number just past LAST prints as a value equal
282 to LAST, and prints differently from the previous
283 number, then print the number. This avoids problems
284 with rounding. For example, with the x86 it causes
285 "seq 0 0.000001 0.000003" to print 0.000003 instead
286 of stopping at 0.000002. */
288 bool print_extra_number = false;
289 long double x_val;
290 char *x_str;
291 int x_strlen;
292 setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, "C");
293 x_strlen = asprintf (&x_str, fmt, x);
294 setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, "");
295 if (x_strlen < 0)
296 xalloc_die ();
297 x_str[x_strlen - layout.suffix_len] = '\0';
299 if (xstrtold (x_str + layout.prefix_len, NULL, &x_val, c_strtold)
300 && x_val == last)
302 char *x0_str = NULL;
303 if (asprintf (&x0_str, fmt, x0) < 0)
304 xalloc_die ();
305 print_extra_number = !STREQ (x0_str, x_str);
306 free (x0_str);
309 free (x_str);
310 if (! print_extra_number)
311 break;
314 fputs (separator, stdout);
317 fputs (terminator, stdout);
321 /* Return the default format given FIRST, STEP, and LAST. */
322 static char const *
323 get_default_format (operand first, operand step, operand last)
325 static char format_buf[sizeof "%0.Lf" + 2 * INT_STRLEN_BOUND (int)];
327 int prec = MAX (first.precision, step.precision);
329 if (prec != INT_MAX && last.precision != INT_MAX)
331 if (equal_width)
333 /* increase first_width by any increased precision in step */
334 size_t first_width = first.width + (prec - first.precision);
335 /* adjust last_width to use precision from first/step */
336 size_t last_width = last.width + (prec - last.precision);
337 if (last.precision && prec == 0)
338 last_width--; /* don't include space for '.' */
339 if (last.precision == 0 && prec)
340 last_width++; /* include space for '.' */
341 if (first.precision == 0 && prec)
342 first_width++; /* include space for '.' */
343 size_t width = MAX (first_width, last_width);
344 if (width <= INT_MAX)
346 int w = width;
347 sprintf (format_buf, "%%0%d.%dLf", w, prec);
348 return format_buf;
351 else
353 sprintf (format_buf, "%%.%dLf", prec);
354 return format_buf;
358 return "%Lg";
361 /* The NUL-terminated string S0 of length S_LEN represents a valid
362 non-negative decimal integer. Adjust the string and length so
363 that the pair describe the next-larger value. */
364 static void
365 incr (char **s0, size_t *s_len)
367 char *s = *s0;
368 char *endp = s + *s_len - 1;
372 if ((*endp)++ < '9')
373 return;
374 *endp-- = '0';
376 while (endp >= s);
377 *--(*s0) = '1';
378 ++*s_len;
381 /* Compare A and B (each a NUL-terminated digit string), with lengths
382 given by A_LEN and B_LEN. Return +1 if A < B, -1 if B < A, else 0. */
383 static int
384 cmp (char const *a, size_t a_len, char const *b, size_t b_len)
386 if (a_len < b_len)
387 return -1;
388 if (b_len < a_len)
389 return 1;
390 return (strcmp (a, b));
393 /* Trim leading 0's from S, but if S is all 0's, leave one.
394 Return a pointer to the trimmed string. */
395 static char const * _GL_ATTRIBUTE_PURE
396 trim_leading_zeros (char const *s)
398 char const *p = s;
399 while (*s == '0')
400 ++s;
402 /* If there were only 0's, back up, to leave one. */
403 if (!*s && s != p)
404 --s;
405 return s;
408 /* Print all whole numbers from A to B, inclusive -- to stdout, each
409 followed by a newline. If B < A, return false and print nothing.
410 Otherwise, return true. */
411 static bool
412 seq_fast (char const *a, char const *b)
414 /* Skip past any leading 0's. Without this, our naive cmp
415 function would declare 000 to be larger than 99. */
416 a = trim_leading_zeros (a);
417 b = trim_leading_zeros (b);
419 size_t p_len = strlen (a);
420 size_t q_len = strlen (b);
421 size_t n = MAX (p_len, q_len);
422 char *p0 = xmalloc (n + 1);
423 char *p = memcpy (p0 + n - p_len, a, p_len + 1);
424 char *q0 = xmalloc (n + 1);
425 char *q = memcpy (q0 + n - q_len, b, q_len + 1);
427 bool ok = cmp (p, p_len, q, q_len) <= 0;
428 if (ok)
430 /* Buffer at least this many numbers per fwrite call.
431 This gives a speed-up of more than 2x over the unbuffered code
432 when printing the first 10^9 integers. */
433 enum {N = 40};
434 char *buf = xmalloc (N * (n + 1));
435 char const *buf_end = buf + N * (n + 1);
437 char *z = buf;
439 /* Write first number to buffer. */
440 z = mempcpy (z, p, p_len);
442 /* Append separator then number. */
443 while (cmp (p, p_len, q, q_len) < 0)
445 *z++ = *separator;
446 incr (&p, &p_len);
447 z = mempcpy (z, p, p_len);
448 /* If no place for another separator + number then
449 output buffer so far, and reset to start of buffer. */
450 if (buf_end - (n + 1) < z)
452 fwrite (buf, z - buf, 1, stdout);
453 z = buf;
457 /* Write any remaining buffered output, and the terminator. */
458 *z++ = *terminator;
459 fwrite (buf, z - buf, 1, stdout);
461 IF_LINT (free (buf));
464 free (p0);
465 free (q0);
466 return ok;
469 /* Return true if S consists of at least one digit and no non-digits. */
470 static bool _GL_ATTRIBUTE_PURE
471 all_digits_p (char const *s)
473 size_t n = strlen (s);
474 return ISDIGIT (s[0]) && n == strspn (s, "0123456789");
478 main (int argc, char **argv)
480 int optc;
481 operand first = { 1, 1, 0 };
482 operand step = { 1, 1, 0 };
483 operand last;
484 struct layout layout = { 0, 0 };
486 /* The printf(3) format used for output. */
487 char const *format_str = NULL;
489 initialize_main (&argc, &argv);
490 set_program_name (argv[0]);
491 setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
492 bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
493 textdomain (PACKAGE);
495 atexit (close_stdout);
497 equal_width = false;
498 separator = "\n";
500 /* We have to handle negative numbers in the command line but this
501 conflicts with the command line arguments. So explicitly check first
502 whether the next argument looks like a negative number. */
503 while (optind < argc)
505 if (argv[optind][0] == '-'
506 && ((optc = argv[optind][1]) == '.' || ISDIGIT (optc)))
508 /* means negative number */
509 break;
512 optc = getopt_long (argc, argv, "+f:s:w", long_options, NULL);
513 if (optc == -1)
514 break;
516 switch (optc)
518 case 'f':
519 format_str = optarg;
520 break;
522 case 's':
523 separator = optarg;
524 break;
526 case 'w':
527 equal_width = true;
528 break;
530 case_GETOPT_HELP_CHAR;
532 case_GETOPT_VERSION_CHAR (PROGRAM_NAME, AUTHORS);
534 default:
535 usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
539 unsigned int n_args = argc - optind;
540 if (n_args < 1)
542 error (0, 0, _("missing operand"));
543 usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
546 if (3 < n_args)
548 error (0, 0, _("extra operand %s"), quote (argv[optind + 3]));
549 usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
552 if (format_str)
553 format_str = long_double_format (format_str, &layout);
555 if (format_str != NULL && equal_width)
557 error (0, 0, _("format string may not be specified"
558 " when printing equal width strings"));
559 usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
562 /* If the following hold:
563 - no format string, [FIXME: relax this, eventually]
564 - integer start (or no start)
565 - integer end
566 - increment == 1 or not specified [FIXME: relax this, eventually]
567 then use the much more efficient integer-only code. */
568 if (all_digits_p (argv[optind])
569 && (n_args == 1 || all_digits_p (argv[optind + 1]))
570 && (n_args < 3 || (STREQ ("1", argv[optind + 1])
571 && all_digits_p (argv[optind + 2])))
572 && !equal_width && !format_str && strlen (separator) == 1)
574 char const *s1 = n_args == 1 ? "1" : argv[optind];
575 char const *s2 = argv[optind + (n_args - 1)];
576 if (seq_fast (s1, s2))
577 return EXIT_SUCCESS;
579 /* Upon any failure, let the more general code deal with it. */
582 last = scan_arg (argv[optind++]);
584 if (optind < argc)
586 first = last;
587 last = scan_arg (argv[optind++]);
589 if (optind < argc)
591 step = last;
592 last = scan_arg (argv[optind++]);
596 if (first.precision == 0 && step.precision == 0 && last.precision == 0
597 && 0 <= first.value && step.value == 1 && 0 <= last.value
598 && !equal_width && !format_str && strlen (separator) == 1)
600 char *s1;
601 char *s2;
602 if (asprintf (&s1, "%0.Lf", first.value) < 0)
603 xalloc_die ();
604 if (asprintf (&s2, "%0.Lf", last.value) < 0)
605 xalloc_die ();
607 if (*s1 != '-' && *s2 != '-' && seq_fast (s1, s2))
609 IF_LINT (free (s1));
610 IF_LINT (free (s2));
611 return EXIT_SUCCESS;
614 free (s1);
615 free (s2);
616 /* Upon any failure, let the more general code deal with it. */
619 if (format_str == NULL)
620 format_str = get_default_format (first, step, last);
622 print_numbers (format_str, layout, first.value, step.value, last.value);
624 return EXIT_SUCCESS;