---
name: "lrepeat"
section: "n"
platform: "linux"
package: "tcl"
version: "8.6.16-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lrepeat/n"
---

# lrepeat(n)

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

## KEYWORDS

element, index, list