#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict; # https://perlmonks.org/?node_id=11146507
use warnings;
for my $n ( 24, 25, 26 )
{
my $favorites = join '~~~', map "a|||b|||$_", 1 .. $n;
my $favnums = join '',
reverse map ',' . (split /\|{3}/ )[2],
grep defined,
( split /~~~/, $favorites, 26 )[0 .. 24];
print "n = $n\n\n$favorites\n\n$favnums\n\n";
}
Outputs:
n = 24
a|||b|||1~~~a|||b|||2~~~a|||b|||3~~~a|||b|||4~~~a|||b|||5~~~a|||b|||6~
+~~a|||b|||7~~~a|||b|||8~~~a|||b|||9~~~a|||b|||10~~~a|||b|||11~~~a|||b
+|||12~~~a|||b|||13~~~a|||b|||14~~~a|||b|||15~~~a|||b|||16~~~a|||b|||1
+7~~~a|||b|||18~~~a|||b|||19~~~a|||b|||20~~~a|||b|||21~~~a|||b|||22~~~
+a|||b|||23~~~a|||b|||24
,24,23,22,21,20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
n = 25
a|||b|||1~~~a|||b|||2~~~a|||b|||3~~~a|||b|||4~~~a|||b|||5~~~a|||b|||6~
+~~a|||b|||7~~~a|||b|||8~~~a|||b|||9~~~a|||b|||10~~~a|||b|||11~~~a|||b
+|||12~~~a|||b|||13~~~a|||b|||14~~~a|||b|||15~~~a|||b|||16~~~a|||b|||1
+7~~~a|||b|||18~~~a|||b|||19~~~a|||b|||20~~~a|||b|||21~~~a|||b|||22~~~
+a|||b|||23~~~a|||b|||24~~~a|||b|||25
,25,24,23,22,21,20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
n = 26
a|||b|||1~~~a|||b|||2~~~a|||b|||3~~~a|||b|||4~~~a|||b|||5~~~a|||b|||6~
+~~a|||b|||7~~~a|||b|||8~~~a|||b|||9~~~a|||b|||10~~~a|||b|||11~~~a|||b
+|||12~~~a|||b|||13~~~a|||b|||14~~~a|||b|||15~~~a|||b|||16~~~a|||b|||1
+7~~~a|||b|||18~~~a|||b|||19~~~a|||b|||20~~~a|||b|||21~~~a|||b|||22~~~
+a|||b|||23~~~a|||b|||24~~~a|||b|||25~~~a|||b|||26
,25,24,23,22,21,20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
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