How Do I Run the Same Command Multiple Times in Linux?
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How do I run a command multiple times in Linux terminal?

How To Run a Command Multiple Times in Bash

  1. Wrap your statement for i in {1..n}; do someCommand; done , where n is a positive number and someCommand is any command.
  2. To access the variable (I use i but you can name it differently), you need to wrap it like this: ${i} .
  3. Execute the statement by pressing the Enter key.

How do you repeat a command in Linux?

How to Run or Repeat a Linux Command Every X Seconds Forever

  1. Use watch Command. Watch is a Linux command that allows you to execute a command or program periodically and also shows you output on the screen. …
  2. Use sleep Command. Sleep is often used to debug shell scripts, but it has many other useful purposes as well.
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