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From: "Corey Snow" <corey@snowpoint.com>
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Subject: Re: How do I repeat a command N times?
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On 9 Jul 2002, at 16:25, Marty Landman wrote:

> At 12:36 PM 7/9/02 -0700, David Smithson wrote:
> > > builtin... "repeat 10 date"
> >
> >This is -- by far -- the simplest solution and satisfies my particular need.
> 
> David, imagine the blizzard of answers if you'd asked for the most 
> complicated way to do this? :)

Sniff, sniff- that a contest I smell? ;)

I couldn't do it, but I'd be happy to judge it. Be like the "obfuscated C" contest ;)

Rules would have to be something like- single shell command or set of 
them, executable by typing at the command prompt as a single command 
(ie, only have to hit enter once), but no scripts/compiled code, etc.

Corey Snow


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