#!/usr/bin/python

for i in range(1,10000000):
 print "stuff"

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#!/usr/bin/perl

my $i=0;
for ($i=0;$i<10000000;$i++)
{
 print ("stuff");
}

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#include "cll1.h"

program
{
 repeat(10000000)
  print("stuff");
}
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cc     cll1-print.c   -o cll1-print
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#include <stdio.h>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main (void)
{
unsigned long i;
for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++) {
printf("stuff\n");
}
return 0;
}
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cc     printf.c   -o printf
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#include <stdio.h>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main (void)
{
unsigned long i;
for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++) {
puts("stuff"); 
}
return 0;
}
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cc     puts.c   -o puts
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#include <stdio.h>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main (void)
{
unsigned long i;
for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++) {
fputs("stuff\n",stdout);
}
return 0;
}
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cc     fputs.c   -o fputs
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