@stdlib/string-repeat-cli NPM

repeat

Repeat a string a specified number of times and return the concatenated result.

Installation

To use as a general utility, install the CLI package globally

npm install -g @stdlib/string-repeat-cli

Usage

Usage: repstr [options] [<string>] --n <repeats>

Options:

  -h,    --help                Print this message.
  -V,    --version             Print the package version.
         --n repeats           Number of repetitions.

Examples

$ repstr beep --n 5
beepbeepbeepbeepbeep

To use as a standard stream,

$ echo -n $'ab' | repstr --n 3
ababab

By default, when used as a standard stream, the implementation assumes newline-delimited data. To specify an alternative delimiter, set the split option.

$ echo -n $'beep\tboop' | repstr --n 3 --split '\t'
beepbeepbeep
boopboopboop

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.