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Old 05-10-2010
printing each line in a file X times
This is probably simple but I would like to print every line in a file 5 times like this:

Code:
awk 'NR' mens_csv.tab

Code:
Dub Tank	53%Hemp/42%Cotton/5%Lycra Jersey	Dark Green						0	 $22.50 
Dub Tank	53%Hemp/42%Cotton/5%Lycra Jersey	Indigo Blue						0	 $22.50 

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Dub Tank	53%Hemp/42%Cotton/5%Lycra Jersey	Dark Green						0	 $22.50 
Dub Tank	53%Hemp/42%Cotton/5%Lycra Jersey	Dark Green						0	 $22.50 
Dub Tank	53%Hemp/42%Cotton/5%Lycra Jersey	Dark Green						0	 $22.50 
Dub Tank	53%Hemp/42%Cotton/5%Lycra Jersey	Dark Green						0	 $22.50 
Dub Tank	53%Hemp/42%Cotton/5%Lycra Jersey	Dark Green						0	 $22.50 
Dub Tank	53%Hemp/42%Cotton/5%Lycra Jersey	Indigo Blue						0	 $22.50
Dub Tank	53%Hemp/42%Cotton/5%Lycra Jersey	Indigo Blue						0	 $22.50
Dub Tank	53%Hemp/42%Cotton/5%Lycra Jersey	Indigo Blue						0	 $22.50
Dub Tank	53%Hemp/42%Cotton/5%Lycra Jersey	Indigo Blue						0	 $22.50
Dub Tank	53%Hemp/42%Cotton/5%Lycra Jersey	Indigo Blue						0	 $22.50


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Last edited by radoulov; 05-10-2010 at 06:36 PM..
# 2  
Old 05-10-2010
Code:
awk '{for(i=0;++i<5;)print}1' file

# 3  
Old 05-10-2010
With Perl:

Code:
perl '-pe$_ x=5' infile

Last edited by radoulov; 05-12-2010 at 03:27 AM..
# 4  
Old 05-10-2010
Thanks you guys rock!
# 5  
Old 05-10-2010
A sed alternative:
Code:
sed 'p;p;p;p' file

An awk alternative:
Code:
awk '1;1;1;1;1' file

A paste alternative:
Code:
paste -d\\n file file file file file

A sh alternative:
Code:
while IFS= read -r s; do
    printf '%s\n' "$s" "$s" "$s" "$s" "$s"
done < file

Regards,
Alister
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