How to run a CellularAutomaton until a configuration is repeated?

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I would like to do something like CellularAutomaton[10, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2^5], but instead of running for 2^5, it should stop as soon as a configuration has been seen twice, and report the number of such steps taken. Is it possible to do this?






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          NestWhileList[CellularAutomaton[30, #] &, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, UnsameQ, All]



          1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0,
          0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1




          For the number of steps taken until a configuration repeats:



          Length @ %



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            One could use UnsameQ instead of DuplicateFreeQ @ ## & in the third argument.
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          NestWhileList[CellularAutomaton[30, #] &, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, UnsameQ, All]



          1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0,
          0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1




          For the number of steps taken until a configuration repeats:



          Length @ %



          7







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            One could use UnsameQ instead of DuplicateFreeQ @ ## & in the third argument.
            – J. M. is computer-less♦
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          • @J.M. Right; much better. Thank you.
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          NestWhileList[CellularAutomaton[30, #] &, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, UnsameQ, All]



          1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0,
          0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1




          For the number of steps taken until a configuration repeats:



          Length @ %



          7







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            One could use UnsameQ instead of DuplicateFreeQ @ ## & in the third argument.
            – J. M. is computer-less♦
            2 hours ago










          • @J.M. Right; much better. Thank you.
            – kglr
            1 hour ago












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          NestWhileList[CellularAutomaton[30, #] &, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, UnsameQ, All]



          1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0,
          0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1




          For the number of steps taken until a configuration repeats:



          Length @ %



          7







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          NestWhileList[CellularAutomaton[30, #] &, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, UnsameQ, All]



          1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0,
          0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1




          For the number of steps taken until a configuration repeats:



          Length @ %



          7








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            One could use UnsameQ instead of DuplicateFreeQ @ ## & in the third argument.
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          • @J.M. Right; much better. Thank you.
            – kglr
            1 hour ago












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            One could use UnsameQ instead of DuplicateFreeQ @ ## & in the third argument.
            – J. M. is computer-less♦
            2 hours ago










          • @J.M. Right; much better. Thank you.
            – kglr
            1 hour ago







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          One could use UnsameQ instead of DuplicateFreeQ @ ## & in the third argument.
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          One could use UnsameQ instead of DuplicateFreeQ @ ## & in the third argument.
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          @J.M. Right; much better. Thank you.
          – kglr
          1 hour ago




          @J.M. Right; much better. Thank you.
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          1 hour ago










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