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authorcvpcs <root@cvpcs.org>2010-06-02 11:02:31 -0500
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initial import of bash 4.1
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+# From psamuels@jake.niar.twsu.edu (Peter Samuelson)
+# posted to usenet, Message-ID: <6rtp8j$2a0$1@jake.niar.twsu.edu>
+
+repeat ()
+{
+ local i max; # note that you can use \$i in the command string
+ max=$1; shift;
+
+ i=1; while ((i <= max)); do
+ eval "$@"; ((i = i + 1));
+ done;
+}