print N times

"Scott Walters [email protected] [sed-users]" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.editors.sed.user
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Hello,
A  theoretical question.echo  abcd |  sed 'p;p;p'      prints the word "abcd" 4 times.Is there a simpler way to print a word N times ( N=large number) by NOT using the "p" command N-1 times.it has to be simple like we use in a regular for loop.
thanksScott W

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