# seq date print sequences of dates ## Usage ```shell > seq date {flags} ``` ## Flags * -h, --help: Display this help message * -s, --separator : separator character (defaults to \n) * -o, --output_format : prints dates in this format (defaults to %Y-%m-%d) * -i, --input_format : give argument dates in this format (defaults to %Y-%m-%d) * -b, --begin_date : beginning date range * -e, --end_date : ending date * -n, --increment : increment dates by this number * -d, --days : number of days to print * -r, --reverse: print dates in reverse ## Examples print the next 10 days in YYYY-MM-DD format with newline separator ```shell > seq date --days 10 ``` print the previous 10 days in YYYY-MM-DD format with newline separator ```shell > seq date --days 10 -r ``` print the previous 10 days starting today in MM/DD/YYYY format with newline separator ```shell > seq date --days 10 -o '%m/%d/%Y' -r ``` print the first 10 days in January, 2020 ```shell > seq date -b '2020-01-01' -e '2020-01-10' ``` print every fifth day between January 1st 2020 and January 31st 2020 ```shell > seq date -b '2020-01-01' -e '2020-01-31' -n 5 ``` starting on May 5th, 2020, print the next 10 days in your locale's date format, colon separated ```shell > seq date -o %x -s ':' -d 10 -b '2020-05-01' ```