REPEAT(1)

NAME
repeat - repeat input strings or files

SYNOPSIS
repeat [-fi] [-l maxlines] [-n count] [-] [files]

DESCRIPTION
repeat repeatedly prints its argument files as many times as requested. If no files are specified, the standard input is read. The special file name - is allowed to refer to the standard input.

OPTIONS
[f] Insert a formfeed before each repetition. This allows pagination of output for most printers. [i] Repeat lines inside files. For example, if a file has the days of the week, each on its own line, then two copies with this option will produce:
Sunday
Sunday
Monday
Monday
 ...
[l maxlines] Set the maximum number of lines to be read. [n count] Set the number of repetitions of each input file. By default, one copy is printed.

EXAMPLES
repeat -n 10	# input from tty is reprinted 10 times
pr file | repeat -n 5	# pr output is repeated five times
echo hello | repeat -n 20	# 20 hello's are printed
repeat -n 20 hello	# the file hello is repeated

BUGS
The name repeat is a reserved word in csh. The program should be installed as rep instead.

LIMITS
Use the -L option to determine the program limits.