Date: 09 Jul 2002 15:19:02 -0500 From: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I repeat a command N times? Message-ID: <87znx0vemh.fsf@pooh.int> In-Reply-To: <006101c22781$e66c8010$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> References: <003101c22768$80ddb250$0801a8c0@customfilmeffects.com> <20020709200449.3fcf1ba7.fxn@retemail.es> <8765zowwmo.fsf@pooh.int> <006101c22781$e66c8010$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca>
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At 2002-07-09T19:50:38Z, "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> writes: > I've found that sh + jot works best in my experience, and doesn't involve > any counter math and comparisons: > > for i in `jot 1000` > do > <insert command to run here> > done That's a nice solution, but many of the boxes nearby (mostly Debian Linux) don't have jot installed. The Perl hack works on the default installs of all of the machines I administer. -- Kirk Strauser The Strauser Group - http://www.strausergroup.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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