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+# 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;
+}