Shell Programming and Scripting

Greetings to all,

I would like to read input from a file and make duplications from it with Linux shell.

For e.g.

Input file
-----------
ABC
ABB
ABA
-------------------------------
Output file
------------
ABC
ABC
ABC

ABB
ABB
ABB

ABA
ABA
ABA
--------------------------
I am trying to build a table from this, any quick help will be appreciated.

Thank you.

cheers,

Code:

while read record
do
      echo "$record"
      echo "$record"
      echo "$record"
done < oldfile > newfile

Hi Jim,

Lets say if I am to duplicate ABC for 200 times, how do I put it into a control loop.

Sorry to make you spoon fed, I am trying to help my friend who need a fast solution for her assignment.

Thanks a lot.

cheers,

Rules say

(6) Do not post classroom or homework problems.

Hit my nickname 'noelcantona' in Google, from the hit you get, tell me whether I am looking for a quick solution for my homework.

My friend needs help. He received 4 excels file with 60k of lines everyday. He is lazy to look for another solution and doing the ctrl+c and ctrl+v way. Approximately 2 hours per file.

Initially this question is posted in sqlserver forum but he can't use sqlserver, so I am here. I pity him, thats why I am doing my first post here in unix.com.

My meaning of assignment here does not mean homework but job assignment.

cheers,
-NoeL-

Look at the solutions provided in this thread - for command

vino

Thank you for your quick response.
Appreciate that.

cheers,
-NoeL-