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Subject: Re: How do I repeat a command N times?
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At 2002-07-09T18:04:49Z, "F.Xavier Noria" <fxn@retemail.es> writes:

> With a Perl one-liner:
> 
>   $ perl -e '$n = 607; system "cmd" while $n--'

Mix and match!  If you know Bash or sh much better than Perl, just use Perl
to feed the counter:

    for i in `perl -e 'print ".\n"x10;'`; do
        echo 'foo';
    done

Replace 'x10' with 'x607' and "echo 'foo'" with whatever complicated shell
command you've strung together and you'll have the best of both worlds (or
worst, depending on your POV).
-- 
Kirk Strauser
The Strauser Group - http://www.strausergroup.com/

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