# From psamuels@jake.niar.twsu.edu (Peter Samuelson) # posted to usenet, Message-ID: <6rtp8j$2a0$1@jake.niar.twsu.edu> repeat () { local i max; # note that you can use \$i in the command string max=$1; shift; i=1; while ((i <= max)); do eval "$@"; ((i = i + 1)); done; }