Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 18:50:28 -0700 From: "Corey Snow" <corey@snowpoint.com> To: Marty Landman <marty@face2interface.com> Cc: "FreeBSD-Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How do I repeat a command N times? Message-ID: <3D2B3074.9426.941E460@localhost> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020709162437.093cddb0@mail.face2interface.com> References: <00fd01c2277f$e67eba70$0801a8c0@customfilmeffects.com>
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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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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