# ralf.mardorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx / 2014-07-05 22:44:20 +0200:
> Hi!
>
> Sorry, it's OT for this list, but I didn't find an answer in the
> Internet.
>
> What's the syntax for a loop from "a" to "z" in dash?
for c in $(printf "%b\n" $(printf "\\\0%o\n" $(seq 97 122))); do
...
done
for some reason, while dash(1) claims %c in printf(1) behaves just like
in C, `printf "%c" 97` gives "9" (`printf("%c", 97)` in C gives "a").
this behavior is consistent across bash, dash, pdksh, posh, tcsh, zsh.
--
roman
