# prints 21 evenly spaced numbers increasing from -1  to  1
jot 21 -1 1.00

# Show the ASCII character set
jot -c 128 0

# strings xaa through xaz with
jot -w xa%c 26 a

# 20 random 8-letter strings are produced with
jot -r -c 160 a z | rs -g 0 8

# Infinitely many yes's may be obtained through
jot -b yes 0

# thirty ed(1) substitution commands applying to lines 2, 7, 12, etc.
jot -w %ds/old/new/ 30 2 - 5

# The stuttering sequence 9, 9, 8, 8, 7, etc. can be produced by suitable
# choice of precision and step size, as in
jot 0 9 -  -.5

# Generate a file containing exactly 1024 bytes is created with
jot -b x 512 > block

# set tabs four spaces apart starting from column 10 and
# ending in column 132
expand   -`jot -s, - 10 132 4`

# print all lines 80 characters or longer
grep `jot -s "" -b . 80`