What output will the command seq 10 produce?

Question

Options

• AA continuous stream of numbers increasing in increments of 10 until stopped.
• BThe numbers 1 through 10 with one number per line.
• CThe numbers 0 through 9 with one number per line.
• DThe number 10 to standard output.

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  73% (29)
• C
  15% (6)
• D
  10% (4)

Explanation

seq 10 generates a sequence starting at 1, ending at 10, printing each integer on its own line - making B correct. The seq command defaults to starting at 1 (not 0), so C is wrong; starting at 0 is Python's range() behavior, not seq. A is wrong because seq 10 terminates after reaching 10 - a continuous stream would require something like while true. D is wrong because seq produces a sequence, not a single value; echo 10 would print just the number 10.

Memory tip: Think of seq as "sequence from 1 to N" - if you want a different start, you supply it explicitly (e.g., seq 0 10), otherwise it always begins at 1.

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