In the vi editor, how can commands such as moving the cursor or copying lines into the buffer be issued multiple times or applied to multiple rows?

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By specifying the number right in front of a command such as 4l or 2yj.

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By using the command :repeat followed by the number and the command.

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By selecting all affected lines using the shift and cursor keys before applying the command.

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By issuing a command such as :set repetition=4 which repeats every subsequentcommand 4 times.

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