NAME

primes − print prime numbers

SYNOPSIS

primes [ number ]

DESCRIPTION

Primes prints all prime numbers bigger than the given number up to a certain (very high) limit.  If no number is given the number is read from standard input.  Numbers are printed one per line on standard output. 

BUGS

If invoked without an argument primes deals with a badly formed input number in an unfortunate way. 

SEE ALSO

factor(6)

7th Edition