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== Description ==
Repeat a command something a number of times.
== Example ==
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\dorecurse{3}{Meow\low{\recurselevel}...\ }
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== See also ==
* [[System Macros/Loops and Recursion]]* Looping a fixed number of times** {{cmd|dorecurse}} for iterating from 1 to n.** {{cmd|dostepwiserecurse}} for iteration with arbitrary start, end, and step.** {{cmd|recurselevel}} for the iteration number.** {{cmd|recursedepth}} for the iteration depth, in the case of nested {{cmd|dorecurse}} and co.* 'While' loops with exit conditions** {{cmd|doloop}} for a loop that repeats until exited.** {{cmd|exitloop}} to exit a loop.** {{cmd|exitloopnow}} to immediately exit a loop.** {{cmd|looplevel}} to know which iteration the loop is in.** {{cmd|loopdepth}} to know how many nested loops deep we are.* {{cmd|input}} is also often used to produce dummy text.
* [[Programming_in_LuaTeX#Loops_without_worrying_about_expansion|LuaTeX]] for heavier-duty looping and iterating.
