bash 相当于 python ("=" * { n }) 中的字符串乘法

Question

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

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

Answer 1

You can use printf.

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

Answer 2

you can try something like this:

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