Re: repeating input with different outputs

[Tim Landscheidt]

ishi soichi <soichi777@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a question about typing (or programming, or maybe a macro).

> Say, I'm writing a text (which can be in any mode, html-mode, cpp-mode, or
> whatever)

> I would like to input like

> chapter 4.1
> chapter 4.2
> chapter 4.3
> ...

> chapter 4.46

> So, it is very tedious. I would rather set up a program or a command that
> can do this job instantaneously.

> Could Emacs do this?

Of course :-). For example, try M-: (dotimes (i 46) (insert
(format "chapter 4.%d\n" (+ i 1)))) RET.

Tim