Index: shell/osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/osgi/BundlesCommand.java
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--- shell/osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/osgi/BundlesCommand.java	(revision 1086099)
+++ shell/osgi/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/osgi/BundlesCommand.java	(working copy)
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@
 import org.apache.felix.gogo.commands.Option;
 import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
 
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+
 public abstract class BundlesCommand extends OsgiCommandSupport {
 
     @Argument(index = 0, name = "ids", description = "The list of bundle IDs separated by whitespaces", required = true, multiValued = true)
-    List<Long> ids;
+    List<String> ids;
 
     @Option(name = "--force", aliases = {}, description = "Forces the command to execute", required = false, multiValued = false)
     boolean force;
@@ -35,15 +38,47 @@
     protected Object doExecute() throws Exception {
         List<Bundle> bundles = new ArrayList<Bundle>();
         if (ids != null && !ids.isEmpty()) {
-            for (long id : ids) {
-                Bundle bundle = getBundleContext().getBundle(id);
-                if (bundle == null) {
-                    System.err.println("Bundle ID" + id + " is invalid");
-                } else {
-                    if (force || !Util.isASystemBundle(getBundleContext(), bundle) || Util.accessToSystemBundleIsAllowed(bundle.getBundleId(), session)) {
-                        bundles.add(bundle);
+            for (String id : ids) {
+                //Parse id if id number like 253
+                String s = "^\\d+$";                
+                Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(s);
+                Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(id);
+                if( matcher.find()){
+                    Long bundleId = Long.valueOf(id);
+                    Bundle bundle = getBundleContext().getBundle(bundleId);
+                    if (bundle == null) {
+                        System.err.println("Bundle ID" + id + " is invalid");
+                    } else {
+                        if (force || !Util.isASystemBundle(getBundleContext(), bundle) || Util.accessToSystemBundleIsAllowed(bundle.getBundleId(), session)) {
+                            bundles.add(bundle);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
+                
+                //Parse id if id range like 34-91
+                s = "^(\\d+)-(\\d+)$";
+                pattern = Pattern.compile(s);
+                matcher = pattern.matcher(id);
+                
+                if(matcher.find()){
+                    int index = id.indexOf("-");
+                    Long startId = Long.valueOf(id.substring(0, index));
+                    Long endId = Long.valueOf(id.substring(index + 1, id.length()));
+                    if (startId < endId) {
+                    for(long i = startId; i <=  endId; i ++){
+                        Bundle bundle = getBundleContext().getBundle(i);
+                        if (bundle == null) {
+                            System.err.println("Bundle ID" + id + " is invalid");
+                        } else {
+                            if (force || !Util.isASystemBundle(getBundleContext(), bundle) || Util.accessToSystemBundleIsAllowed(bundle.getBundleId(), session)) {
+                                bundles.add(bundle);
+                            }
+                        }                        
+                    } 
+                }
+                }
+                
+                //To do parse id if regular expression on the name like osgi:start myb* or osgi:start myb*/version                
             }
         }
         doExecute(bundles);