Run command multiple times with a for loop and a sequence expression 

for i in {1..10}; do date; sleep 1; done

August 19, 2012 — bashoneliners

Explanation

This is just a regular for loop with a sequence expression. A sequence expression has the form {x..y[..incr]}, where x and y are either integers or single characters, and incr an optional increment.

More examples:

  • {a..f} = a b c d e f
  • {a..f..2} = a c e
  • {0..1}{0..1} = 00 01 10 11

Limitations

Don't try a large range like {1..10000000000000000}, it may render your computer unusable until killed.

looping command-execution
sleep for date