:   HINT
H='
==========
copies [1-9] file(s)
==========
make 1-9 (default 2) copies of the specified files
using lpr.
==========
'
C=2
case $1 in
    -h|help|hint)   echo "$H";exit 0;;
    [0-9])  C=$1;shift;;
    *)  ;;
esac
for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
do
L="$* $L"
case $i in
    $C) break;;
    *)  ;;
esac
done
echo "($0) making $C copies of $*"
lpr $L