PACKAGE |STAT Data Manipulation and Analysis, by Gary Perlman
NAME repeat - repeat input strings or files
SYNOPSIS repeat [-fi] [-l maxlines] [-n count] [-] [files]
DESCRIPTION repeat repeatedly prints its argument files as many times as requested. If no files are specified, the standard input is read. The special file name - is allowed to refer to the standard input.
OPTIONS
-f
Insert a formfeed before each repetition. This allows pagination of output for most printers.
-i
Repeat lines inside files. For example, if a file has the days of the week, each on its own line, then two copies with this option will produce: 
Sunday
Sunday
Monday
Monday
...
-l maxlines
Set the maximum number of lines to be read.
-n count
Set the number of repetitions of each input file. By default, one copy is printed.
The following standard help options are supported. The program exits after displaying the help.
-L
Display limits
-O
Display options and values
-V
Display version number and date
EXAMPLES 
repeat -n 10                  # input from tty is reprinted 10 times
pr file | repeat -n 5         # pr output is repeated five times
echo hello | repeat -n 20     # 20 hello's are printed
repeat -n 20 hello            # the file hello is repeated
BUGS The name repeat is a reserved word in csh. The program should be installed as rep instead.
LIMITS Use the -L option to determine the program limits.
SEE ALSO series to generate an additive series.
perm to randomize or sort lines.
UPDATED October 13, 1986