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Custom McCarthy sequence

Generate the first one hundred and twenty numbers (starting with n=1). See here for some inspiration: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthy_91_function

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" Humm... :so%

" Custom McCarthy 91 function
" M(n) = { n          if n > 97
"        { M(M(n+1))  if n <= 97
function! Mc98(n)
  if a:n > 97
    return a:n
  else
    return Mc98(Mc98(a:n + 1))
  endif
endfunction

function! Mc98Line()
  let l = getline('.')
  call setline('.', Mc98(l))
endfunction

" Humm...
"command! -range Mc98Cmd <line1>,<line2>call Mc98Line()
nmap M ciw<C-R>=Mc98(<C-R>")<CR><Esc>
"0put=range(1,120)
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< " Humm... :so%
< 
< " Custom McCarthy 91 function
< " M(n) = { n          if n > 97
< "        { M(M(n+1))  if n <= 97
< function! Mc98(n)
<   if a:n > 97
<     return a:n
<   else
<     return Mc98(Mc98(a:n + 1))
<   endif
< endfunction
< 
< function! Mc98Line()
<   let l = getline('.')
<   call setline('.', Mc98(l))
< endfunction
< 
< " Humm...
< "command! -range Mc98Cmd <line1>,<line2>call Mc98Line()
< nmap M ciw<C-R>=Mc98(<C-R>")<CR><Esc>
< "0put=range(1,120)
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Solutions by @jkrause314:
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#5 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

01/18/2016 at 09:59PM

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#>12 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

10/08/2015 at 01:42AM