Repeat 3000 times a sequence of characters “OW HW1 HW2” in a column

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I would like to have the following sequence:
OW
HW1
HW2
being repeated in an output file 3000 times such as:

OW
HW1
HW2
.
.
.
OW
HW1
HW2

I believe I can, by using bash, set the OW, HW1 and HW2 as independent variable and then make a do loop 3000 times and print the values in the output file.

bash

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I would like to have the following sequence:
OW
HW1
HW2
being repeated in an output file 3000 times such as:

OW
HW1
HW2
.
.
.
OW
HW1
HW2

I believe I can, by using bash, set the OW, HW1 and HW2 as independent variable and then make a do loop 3000 times and print the values in the output file.

bash

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I would like to have the following sequence:
OW
HW1
HW2
being repeated in an output file 3000 times such as:

OW
HW1
HW2
.
.
.
OW
HW1
HW2

I believe I can, by using bash, set the OW, HW1 and HW2 as independent variable and then make a do loop 3000 times and print the values in the output file.

bash

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asked 2 hours ago

Dimitris Mintis

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I would like to have the following sequence:
OW
HW1
HW2
being repeated in an output file 3000 times such as:

OW
HW1
HW2
.
.
.
OW
HW1
HW2

I believe I can, by using bash, set the OW, HW1 and HW2 as independent variable and then make a do loop 3000 times and print the values in the output file.

bash

bash

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Rui F Ribeiro

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You can use this printf trick with a zero-length string specifier %.0s and brace expansion:

printf '%.0sOWnHW1nHW2n' 1..3000 > newfile

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It can be easily done with Perl:

perl -e'print "OWnHW1nHW2n"x3000'

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If use for in cycle:

for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo -e "OWnHW1nHW2"; done

or use echo 3x

for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo OW; echo HW1; echo HW2; done

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  Use redirection: for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo -e "OWnHW1nHW2" >>file.txt ; done
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you can use a while loop like here: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_09_02.html

An example:

COUNTER=0; while [ $COUNTER -lt 3 ]; do echo "$COUNTER" && COUNTER=$((COUNTER+1)); done

Don't forget to reset the COUNTER every time you want to run this.

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If your shell offers "brace expansion", try

echo $'nOHnHW1nHW2n'1..3000$'n' | grep -Ev "^( |[0-9])*$"
OH
HW1
HW2
OH
HW1
HW2
OH
HW1
HW2
.
.
.

and redirect to a file if happy with the result.

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up vote
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You can use this printf trick with a zero-length string specifier %.0s and brace expansion:

printf '%.0sOWnHW1nHW2n' 1..3000 > newfile

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answered 1 hour ago

steeldriver

32.9k34981

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  super this works just perfect!!!!
  – Dimitris Mintis
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
4
down vote

You can use this printf trick with a zero-length string specifier %.0s and brace expansion:

printf '%.0sOWnHW1nHW2n' 1..3000 > newfile

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

steeldriver

32.9k34981

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  super this works just perfect!!!!
  – Dimitris Mintis
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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up vote
4
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You can use this printf trick with a zero-length string specifier %.0s and brace expansion:

printf '%.0sOWnHW1nHW2n' 1..3000 > newfile

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

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You can use this printf trick with a zero-length string specifier %.0s and brace expansion:

printf '%.0sOWnHW1nHW2n' 1..3000 > newfile

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

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answered 1 hour ago

steeldriver

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answered 1 hour ago

steeldriver

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answered 1 hour ago

steeldriver

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  super this works just perfect!!!!
  – Dimitris Mintis
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  super this works just perfect!!!!
  – Dimitris Mintis
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

super this works just perfect!!!!
– Dimitris Mintis
1 hour ago

super this works just perfect!!!!
– Dimitris Mintis
1 hour ago

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It can be easily done with Perl:

perl -e'print "OWnHW1nHW2n"x3000'

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answered 1 hour ago

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It can be easily done with Perl:

perl -e'print "OWnHW1nHW2n"x3000'

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answered 1 hour ago

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It can be easily done with Perl:

perl -e'print "OWnHW1nHW2n"x3000'

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answered 1 hour ago

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It can be easily done with Perl:

perl -e'print "OWnHW1nHW2n"x3000'

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

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answered 1 hour ago

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If use for in cycle:

for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo -e "OWnHW1nHW2"; done

or use echo 3x

for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo OW; echo HW1; echo HW2; done

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

schweik

3004

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This is great, but then how do I print this sequence 3000 times in the file?
  – Dimitris Mintis
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Use redirection: for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo -e "OWnHW1nHW2" >>file.txt ; done
  – schweik
  1 hour ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
1
down vote

If use for in cycle:

for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo -e "OWnHW1nHW2"; done

or use echo 3x

for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo OW; echo HW1; echo HW2; done

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

schweik

3004

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This is great, but then how do I print this sequence 3000 times in the file?
  – Dimitris Mintis
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Use redirection: for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo -e "OWnHW1nHW2" >>file.txt ; done
  – schweik
  1 hour ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
1
down vote

up vote
1
down vote

If use for in cycle:

for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo -e "OWnHW1nHW2"; done

or use echo 3x

for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo OW; echo HW1; echo HW2; done

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

schweik

3004

If use for in cycle:

for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo -e "OWnHW1nHW2"; done

or use echo 3x

for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo OW; echo HW1; echo HW2; done

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

schweik

3004

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answered 1 hour ago

schweik

3004

answered 1 hour ago

schweik

3004

answered 1 hour ago

schweik

3004

3004

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This is great, but then how do I print this sequence 3000 times in the file?
  – Dimitris Mintis
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Use redirection: for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo -e "OWnHW1nHW2" >>file.txt ; done
  – schweik
  1 hour ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This is great, but then how do I print this sequence 3000 times in the file?
  – Dimitris Mintis
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Use redirection: for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo -e "OWnHW1nHW2" >>file.txt ; done
  – schweik
  1 hour ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

This is great, but then how do I print this sequence 3000 times in the file?
– Dimitris Mintis
1 hour ago

This is great, but then how do I print this sequence 3000 times in the file?
– Dimitris Mintis
1 hour ago

Use redirection: for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo -e "OWnHW1nHW2" >>file.txt ; done
– schweik
1 hour ago

Use redirection: for i in $(seq 1 3000) ; do echo -e "OWnHW1nHW2" >>file.txt ; done
– schweik
1 hour ago

add a comment | 

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you can use a while loop like here: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_09_02.html

An example:

COUNTER=0; while [ $COUNTER -lt 3 ]; do echo "$COUNTER" && COUNTER=$((COUNTER+1)); done

Don't forget to reset the COUNTER every time you want to run this.

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you can use a while loop like here: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_09_02.html

An example:

COUNTER=0; while [ $COUNTER -lt 3 ]; do echo "$COUNTER" && COUNTER=$((COUNTER+1)); done

Don't forget to reset the COUNTER every time you want to run this.

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you can use a while loop like here: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_09_02.html

An example:

COUNTER=0; while [ $COUNTER -lt 3 ]; do echo "$COUNTER" && COUNTER=$((COUNTER+1)); done

Don't forget to reset the COUNTER every time you want to run this.

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you can use a while loop like here: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_09_02.html

An example:

COUNTER=0; while [ $COUNTER -lt 3 ]; do echo "$COUNTER" && COUNTER=$((COUNTER+1)); done

Don't forget to reset the COUNTER every time you want to run this.

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If your shell offers "brace expansion", try

echo $'nOHnHW1nHW2n'1..3000$'n' | grep -Ev "^( |[0-9])*$"
OH
HW1
HW2
OH
HW1
HW2
OH
HW1
HW2
.
.
.

and redirect to a file if happy with the result.

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answered 1 hour ago

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If your shell offers "brace expansion", try

echo $'nOHnHW1nHW2n'1..3000$'n' | grep -Ev "^( |[0-9])*$"
OH
HW1
HW2
OH
HW1
HW2
OH
HW1
HW2
.
.
.

and redirect to a file if happy with the result.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

RudiC

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up vote
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up vote
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down vote

If your shell offers "brace expansion", try

echo $'nOHnHW1nHW2n'1..3000$'n' | grep -Ev "^( |[0-9])*$"
OH
HW1
HW2
OH
HW1
HW2
OH
HW1
HW2
.
.
.

and redirect to a file if happy with the result.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

RudiC

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If your shell offers "brace expansion", try

echo $'nOHnHW1nHW2n'1..3000$'n' | grep -Ev "^( |[0-9])*$"
OH
HW1
HW2
OH
HW1
HW2
OH
HW1
HW2
.
.
.

and redirect to a file if happy with the result.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

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