[Nolug] Lists in bash

Hi,

This, I know how to do:
  $ for i in 1 2 3 4 5 ; do echo $i ; done
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5

That's great, and reminds me of python. Is there a syntax for making
arbitrarily long numerical lists, without having to enumerate each
number?

For example, these syntax attempts failed:
  $ for i in 1-5 ; do echo $i ; done
  1-5
  $ for i in 1..5 ; do echo $i ; done
  1..5
  $ for i in [1-5] ; do echo $i ; done
  [1-5]

Thanks,
Ron

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