bash equivalent of string multiplication in python ("=" * { n })

Question

Is there a bash equivalent to python's elegant string multiplication?

>>> "=" * 8
'========'

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score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '21 at 11:25

5

You can use printf.

printf '=%.0s' {1..8}

answered Apr 21 '21 at 11:25

Vikash Kumar

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 21 '21 at 11:24

0

you can try something like this:

myString=$(printf "%10s");echo ${myString// /=}

answered Apr 21 '21 at 11:24

Amit Nanaware

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