Math routines (was bourne shell query)

[Scott Yelich]

>#include <stdio.h>
>int argc; char *argv[];
>while (i <= j)
> printf(" %d",i++);

Hmmm.. that's the STRANGEST sh program I have ever seen...
It must be that CSH that I keep hearing about!  :-)

This next routine isn't supposed to be sophisticated... but it works--
just give it two SMALL NUMBERS. 

ADDITION ()
 {
  NUM1="$1"
  NUM2="$2"
  shift $#
  while test $# -lt $NUM1
  do
    set - x $@
  done
  NUM1="$@"
  shift $#
  while test $# -lt $NUM2
  do
    set - x $@
  done
  NUM2="$@"
  set - $NUM1 $NUM2
  TOTAL=$#
 }

I am working on a sort of LIBRARY of SHroutines where all I have to do is
include the clode  ``. COUNT'' for the next... and use the code.

COUNT ()
 {
  test $# = 0 &&\
   {
    echo "$0: Usage: $0 value [...]"
    exit 1
   } ||\
    {
     for i
      {
       set ""
       while :
       do
         set $* " x"
         echo $#
         if test $# = $i; then
           break
         fi
       done
     }
    }
 }

Of course, ``COUNT x'' is a great counter!  :-)

The main problem with the two loops is the ``set " $*"'' command.
This is what takes so much time when the argument list grows.

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