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Executes a keystroke repeatedly. Useful when playing emulators :)
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repeat-key.sh
#! /bin/bash
if [ "$#" -lt "2" ]; then
echo "Usage: $0 <key> <times>"
echo "Example: $0 c 20 - will press c 20 times"
exit 1
fi
for _ in $(seq "$2"); do
xdotool key "$1"
sleep 0.005
done
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