Date: 09 Jul 2002 14:04:47 -0500 From: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I repeat a command N times? Message-ID: <8765zowwmo.fsf@pooh.int> In-Reply-To: <20020709200449.3fcf1ba7.fxn@retemail.es> References: <003101c22768$80ddb250$0801a8c0@customfilmeffects.com> <20020709200449.3fcf1ba7.fxn@retemail.es>
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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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