This function duplicates one or more fields from a
previous line. As in Section 5.4, “ibp-tab: Tab function”, this
function may take a repeat count from C-u; the default repeat count is 1. It iterates that many
times calling Section 5.13, “ibp-ditto-once: Duplicate one field”.
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(defun ibp-ditto (count)
"Field duplication function for IBP data entry; supports repeat count."
(interactive "p")
(while (> count 0)
(ibp-ditto-once)
(setq count (1- count))))