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Re: `repeat` with special characters - "bad math expression: illegal character"

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From: Lawrence Velázquez <vq@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Patrick Reader <_@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: zsh-workers@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: `repeat` with special characters - "bad math expression: illegal character"
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2021 14:41:21 -0500
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> On Jan 23, 2021, at 2:34 PM, Patrick Reader <_@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Could you provide an example?
> 
> Compare
> 
> repeat 2*3 echo six
> 
> vs.
> 
> repeat "2*3" echo six
> 
> or
> 
> repeat '2*3' echo six
> 
> or
> 
> repeat 2\*3 echo six
> 
> or
> 
> repeat 6 echo six

I don't know why you didn't send this to the list.

vq

References:
- `repeat` with special characters - "bad math expression: illegal character"
  - From: Patrick Reader
- Re: `repeat` with special characters - "bad math expression: illegal character"
  - From: Lawrence Velázquez

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