September 27th, 2013

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Multiply Strings

Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to multiply strings.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to display a string a number of times, without doing a lot of typing?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Multiply the string:

PS C:\> “cat ” *5

cat cat cat cat cat

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