diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index bd2543b663..f6b8617e9c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context(cwd: impl AsRef<Path>) -> EngineState {
         // Generators
         bind_command! {
             Cal,
+            Seq,
             SeqDate,
         };
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/generators/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/generators/mod.rs
index 6adadb601d..c150009e50 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/generators/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/generators/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 mod cal;
+mod seq;
 mod seq_date;
 
 pub use cal::Cal;
+pub use seq::Seq;
 pub use seq_date::SeqDate;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/generators/seq.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/generators/seq.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88ffe16309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/generators/seq.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,369 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::Call,
+    engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack},
+    Category, Example, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned,
+    SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+use std::cmp;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Seq;
+
+impl Command for Seq {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "seq"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("seq")
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Number, "sequence values")
+            .named(
+                "separator",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "separator character (defaults to \\n)",
+                Some('s'),
+            )
+            .named(
+                "terminator",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "terminator character (defaults to \\n)",
+                Some('t'),
+            )
+            .switch(
+                "widths",
+                "equalize widths of all numbers by padding with zeros",
+                Some('w'),
+            )
+            .category(Category::Generators)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Print sequences of numbers."
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        seq(engine_state, stack, call)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "sequence 1 to 10 with newline separator",
+                example: "seq 1 10",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![
+                        Value::test_int(1),
+                        Value::test_int(2),
+                        Value::test_int(3),
+                        Value::test_int(4),
+                        Value::test_int(5),
+                        Value::test_int(6),
+                        Value::test_int(7),
+                        Value::test_int(8),
+                        Value::test_int(9),
+                        Value::test_int(10),
+                    ],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "sequence 1.0 to 2.0 by 0.1s with newline separator",
+                example: "seq 1.0 0.1 2.0",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![
+                        Value::test_float(1.0000),
+                        Value::test_float(1.1000),
+                        Value::test_float(1.2000),
+                        Value::test_float(1.3000),
+                        Value::test_float(1.4000),
+                        Value::test_float(1.5000),
+                        Value::test_float(1.6000),
+                        Value::test_float(1.7000),
+                        Value::test_float(1.8000),
+                        Value::test_float(1.9000),
+                        Value::test_float(2.0000),
+                    ],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "sequence 1 to 10 with pipe separator",
+                example: "seq -s '|' 1 10",
+                result: Some(Value::test_string("1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10")),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "sequence 1 to 10 with pipe separator padded with 0",
+                example: "seq -s '|' -w 1 10",
+                result: Some(Value::test_string("01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10")),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "sequence 1 to 10 with pipe separator padded by 2s",
+                example: "seq -s ' | ' -w 1 2 10",
+                result: Some(Value::test_string("01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09")),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn seq(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    call: &Call,
+) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let span = call.head;
+    let rest_nums: Vec<Spanned<f64>> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+    let separator: Option<Spanned<String>> = call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "separator")?;
+    let terminator: Option<Spanned<String>> = call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "terminator")?;
+    let widths = call.has_flag("widths");
+
+    if rest_nums.is_empty() {
+        return Err(ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+            "seq requires some parameters".into(),
+            "needs parameter".into(),
+            call.head,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let sep: String = match separator {
+        Some(s) => {
+            if s.item == r"\t" {
+                '\t'.to_string()
+            } else if s.item == r"\n" {
+                '\n'.to_string()
+            } else if s.item == r"\r" {
+                '\r'.to_string()
+            } else {
+                let vec_s: Vec<char> = s.item.chars().collect();
+                if vec_s.is_empty() {
+                    return Err(ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+                        "Expected a single separator char from --separator".into(),
+                        "requires a single character string input".into(),
+                        s.span,
+                    ));
+                };
+                vec_s.iter().collect()
+            }
+        }
+        _ => '\n'.to_string(),
+    };
+
+    let term: String = match terminator {
+        Some(t) => {
+            if t.item == r"\t" {
+                '\t'.to_string()
+            } else if t.item == r"\n" {
+                '\n'.to_string()
+            } else if t.item == r"\r" {
+                '\r'.to_string()
+            } else {
+                let vec_t: Vec<char> = t.item.chars().collect();
+                if vec_t.is_empty() {
+                    return Err(ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+                        "Expected a single terminator char from --terminator".into(),
+                        "requires a single character string input".into(),
+                        t.span,
+                    ));
+                };
+                vec_t.iter().collect()
+            }
+        }
+        _ => '\n'.to_string(),
+    };
+
+    let rest_nums: Vec<String> = rest_nums.iter().map(|n| n.item.to_string()).collect();
+
+    run_seq(sep, Some(term), widths, rest_nums, span)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(Seq {})
+    }
+}
+
+fn parse_float(mut s: &str) -> Result<f64, String> {
+    if s.starts_with('+') {
+        s = &s[1..];
+    }
+    match s.parse() {
+        Ok(n) => Ok(n),
+        Err(e) => Err(format!(
+            "seq: invalid floating point argument `{}`: {}",
+            s, e
+        )),
+    }
+}
+
+fn escape_sequences(s: &str) -> String {
+    s.replace("\\n", "\n").replace("\\t", "\t")
+}
+
+pub fn run_seq(
+    sep: String,
+    termy: Option<String>,
+    widths: bool,
+    free: Vec<String>,
+    span: Span,
+) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let mut largest_dec = 0;
+    let mut padding = 0;
+    let first = if free.len() > 1 {
+        let slice = &free[0][..];
+        let len = slice.len();
+        let dec = slice.find('.').unwrap_or(len);
+        largest_dec = len - dec;
+        padding = dec;
+        match parse_float(slice) {
+            Ok(n) => n,
+            Err(s) => return Err(ShellError::LabeledError(s, "error parsing float".into())),
+        }
+    } else {
+        1.0
+    };
+    let step = if free.len() > 2 {
+        let slice = &free[1][..];
+        let len = slice.len();
+        let dec = slice.find('.').unwrap_or(len);
+        largest_dec = cmp::max(largest_dec, len - dec);
+        padding = cmp::max(padding, dec);
+        match parse_float(slice) {
+            Ok(n) => n,
+            Err(s) => return Err(ShellError::LabeledError(s, "error parsing float".into())),
+        }
+    } else {
+        1.0
+    };
+    let last = {
+        let slice = &free[free.len() - 1][..];
+        padding = cmp::max(padding, slice.find('.').unwrap_or_else(|| slice.len()));
+        match parse_float(slice) {
+            Ok(n) => n,
+            Err(s) => {
+                return Err(ShellError::LabeledError(s, "error parsing float".into()));
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    if largest_dec > 0 {
+        largest_dec -= 1;
+    }
+    let separator = escape_sequences(&sep[..]);
+    let terminator = match termy {
+        Some(term) => escape_sequences(&term[..]),
+        None => separator.clone(),
+    };
+    Ok(print_seq(
+        first,
+        step,
+        last,
+        largest_dec,
+        separator,
+        terminator,
+        widths,
+        padding,
+        span,
+    ))
+}
+
+fn done_printing(next: f64, step: f64, last: f64) -> bool {
+    if step >= 0f64 {
+        next > last
+    } else {
+        next < last
+    }
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn print_seq(
+    first: f64,
+    step: f64,
+    last: f64,
+    largest_dec: usize,
+    separator: String,
+    terminator: String,
+    pad: bool,
+    padding: usize,
+    span: Span,
+) -> PipelineData {
+    let mut i = 0isize;
+    let mut value = first + i as f64 * step;
+    // for string output
+    let mut ret_str = "".to_owned();
+    // for number output
+    let mut ret_num = vec![];
+    // If the separator and terminator are line endings we can convert to numbers
+    let use_num =
+        (separator == "\n" || separator == "\r") && (terminator == "\n" || terminator == "\r");
+
+    while !done_printing(value, step, last) {
+        if use_num {
+            ret_num.push(value);
+        } else {
+            // formatting for string output with potential padding
+            let istr = format!("{:.*}", largest_dec, value);
+            let ilen = istr.len();
+            let before_dec = istr.find('.').unwrap_or(ilen);
+            if pad && before_dec < padding {
+                for _ in 0..(padding - before_dec) {
+                    ret_str.push('0');
+                }
+            }
+            ret_str.push_str(&istr);
+        }
+        i += 1;
+        value = first + i as f64 * step;
+        if !done_printing(value, step, last) {
+            ret_str.push_str(&separator);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if !use_num && ((first >= last && step < 0f64) || (first <= last && step > 0f64)) {
+        ret_str.push_str(&terminator);
+    }
+
+    if use_num {
+        // we'd like to keep the datatype the same for the output, so check
+        // and see if any of the output is really decimals, and if it is
+        // we'll make the entire output decimals
+        let contains_decimals = vec_contains_decimals(&ret_num);
+        let rows: Vec<Value> = ret_num
+            .iter()
+            .map(|v| {
+                if contains_decimals {
+                    Value::float(*v, span)
+                } else {
+                    Value::int(*v as i64, span)
+                }
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        Value::List { vals: rows, span }.into_pipeline_data()
+    } else {
+        let rows: String = ret_str.lines().collect();
+        Value::string(rows, span).into_pipeline_data()
+    }
+}
+
+fn vec_contains_decimals(array: &[f64]) -> bool {
+    let mut found_decimal = false;
+    for x in array {
+        if x.fract() != 0.0 {
+            found_decimal = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    found_decimal
+}