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# To: chet@ins.CWRU.Edu
# Subject: Bash functions
# From: Sandeep Mehta <sxm@philabs.Philips.Com>
##########################################
#
# repeat - clone of C shell builtin `repeat'
#
# usage: repeat <count> <command>
#
# It has been tested inside other functions and in conditionals like
# if [ "`repeat <count> <command>`" ]; then COMMANDS [ else COMMANDS ] fi
# Please send me fixes/enhancements.
#
# Sandeep Mehta <sxm@philabs.Philips.Com>
##########################################
repeat()
{
local rcount=$1
if [ $# -le 1 ] || [ -z "$rcount" ]; then
echo "usage: repeat <count> <command>" 1>&2
return 2
fi
shift
local acmd=("$@")
if [ $rcount -le 0 ]; then
echo "count must be greater than 0"
echo "usage: repeat <count> <command>" 1>&2
return 2
fi
st=0
while [ $rcount -gt 0 ]; do
eval "${acmd[@]}"
st=$?
rcount=$((rcount - 1))
done
return $st
}
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