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diff --git a/tests/FILEFORMAT.md b/tests/FILEFORMAT.md index c2cc1016e..0f66de277 100644 --- a/tests/FILEFORMAT.md +++ b/tests/FILEFORMAT.md @@ -53,6 +53,21 @@ For example, to insert the binary octets 0, 1 and 255 into the test file: %hex[ %00%01%FF ]hex% +## Repeat content + +In the preprocess stage, a special instruction can be used to have runtests.pl +generate a repetetive sequence of bytes. + +To insert a sequence of repeat bytes, use this syntax to make the `<string>` +get repeated `<number>` of times. The number has to be 1 or large and the +string may contain `%HH` hexadecimal codes: + + %repeat[<number> x <string>]% + +For example, to insert the word hello a 100 times: + + %repeat[100 x hello]% + # Variables When the test is preprocessed, a range of "variables" in the test file will be |