primesieve(1)


NAME

   primesieve - efficient prime number generator

SYNOPSIS

   primesieve [START] STOP [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

   Generate  the  primes  and/or  prime  k-tuplets in the interval [START,
   STOP] (< 2^64) using the segmented sieve of Eratosthenes.

OPTIONS

   -c[N+], --count[=N+]
          Count primes and prime k-tuplets, N <= 6, e.g. -c1  primes,  -c2
          twins, -c3 triplets, ...

   -d<N>,  --dist=<N>
          Sieve the interval [START, START + N]

   -h,     --help
          Print this help menu

   -n,     --nthprime
          Calculate the nth prime, e.g. 1 100 -n finds the 1st prime > 100

   --no-status
          Turn off the progressing status

   -p[N],  --print[=N]
          Print  primes  or  prime k-tuplets, N <= 6, e.g. -p1 primes, -p2
          twins, -p3 triplets, ...

   -q,     --quiet
          Quiet mode, prints less output

   -s<N>,  --size=<N>
          Set the sieve size in kilobytes, N <= 2048

   --test Run various sieving tests and exit

   -t<N>,  --threads=<N>
          Set the number of threads, N <= CPU cores

   --time Print the time elapsed in seconds

   -v,     --version
          Print version and license information

EXAMPLES

   primesieve 1000
          Count the primes below 1000

   primesieve 1000 -c2
          Count the twin primes below 1000

   primesieve 1e6 --print
          Print the primes below 10^6

   primesieve 100 200 -p
          Print the primes inside [100, 200]

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright  2010-2016 Kim Walisch

   BSD 2-Clause License <http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause>





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