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Created August 22, 2011 15:07
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A bash function that executes a command
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bash function: execute command n times
# Usage:
# $loopc 3 echo 'hello world'
# hello world
# hello world
# hello world
#
function loopc {
LIMIT=$1
shift 1
for((i=0; i<$LIMIT; i++)); do
"$@"
done
}
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bashfunctionexecutecommandntimes
# Usage:
# $loopc 3 echo 'hello world'
# hello world
# hello world
# hello world
#
function loopc {
local LIMIT=$1
shift 1
for((i=0; i<$LIMIT; i++)); do
"$@"
done
}
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