---
name: "lrepeat"
section: "3tcl"
platform: "linux"
package: "tcl8.6-doc"
version: "8.6.16+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lrepeat"
---

# lrepeat(3tcl)

Build a list by repeating elements

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## NAME

lrepeat - Build a list by repeating elements

## SYNOPSIS

**lrepeat** *count* ?*element ...*?

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## DESCRIPTION

The **lrepeat** command creates a list of size *count \* number of* *elements* by repeating *count* times the sequence of elements *element ...*.  *count* must be a non-negative integer, *element* can be any Tcl value.  Note that **lrepeat 1 element ...** is identical to **list element ...**.

## EXAMPLES

```
lrepeat 3 a
      → a a a
lrepeat 3 [lrepeat 3 0]
      → {0 0 0} {0 0 0} {0 0 0}
lrepeat 3 a b c
      → a b c a b c a b c
lrepeat 3 [lrepeat 2 a] b c
      → {a a} b c {a a} b c {a a} b c
```

## SEE ALSO

[list(3tcl)](/list/3tcl.md), [lappend(3tcl)](/lappend/3tcl.md), [linsert(3tcl)](/linsert/3tcl.md), [llength(3tcl)](/llength/3tcl.md), [lset(3tcl)](/lset/3tcl.md)

## KEYWORDS

element, index, list