Re: problem repeat entry for a number

[Jambunathan K]

source liu <sourceonly@gmail.com> writes:

> hi list,
>
> i know one should repeat a command by C-u + <num> + command,  for
> 'aaaaaaa' just type C-u 8 a.
>
> but i've come across to a problem such as '99999999',  that doesn't
> work properly i'm afraid. C-u 9 9 would treat the 9 9 as '99' which
> means 99 times and expecting next input.  Is there any suggestion to
> input such a case.

C-u 9 C-q 9

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