do.times

gistfile1.sh

error() {
    echo "$1" >&2
    return 1
}

is_integer() {
    case "$1" in
        ''|*[!0-9]*)
            return 1
            ;;
        *)
            return 0
            ;;
    esac
}

do.times() {
   local times=$1
   shift
   if is_integer $times;then
       for i in $(seq 1 $times); do
           eval $@
       done
   else
       error "Positive integer expected as first argument"
   fi
}