1 10/17/84  repeat_line, rpl
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 3 Syntax as a command:  rpl {N} {string}
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 6 Function:  allows certain limited testing of the performance of your
 7 interactive terminal by "echoing" an arbitrary message you typed in.
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10 Arguments:
11 N
12    is the number of times the message is to be printed.  If you don't
13    give N or if N is 0, its previous value is used; the default
14    first-time value is 10.
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16 string
17    is the arbitrary message you typed in to be printed.  Quote it if it
18    contains blanks.
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21 Notes:  The first time you use repeat_line in a process, a canned
22 message, consisting of "The quick brown fox..."  (alternate words in
23 red and black shift), followed by three separate lines, each containing
24 one horizontal tab character plus ASCII graphics in ascending numeric
25 sequence, is used.  If you don't supply string, you are requested to
26 type in a new string.  Once the message to be printed has been
27 determined, it is printed N times.  (In the case of "The quick brown
28 fox" message, 4N lines are printed.)  If string is an asterisk, the
29 previous message is reused.
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32 When printing of the message is completed or when you don't give an
33 initial message, the line
34    Type line (or q or <NL>):
35 is printed.  Typing only the newline (<NL>) character prints the
36 previous message another N times.  The lowercase letter q followed by
37 <NL> returns repeat_line to its caller.  Any other line is interpreted
38 as a new message to be printed N times.