#!/usr/bin/env bash
# read from pipe a set number of times

usage() { echo "Usage: $0 -n <chunks> -f <pipe>" 1>&2; exit 1; }

unset -v ACTION
unset -v ARCHIVE
unset -v QUIET
while getopts "n:f:" o; do
  case "${o}" in
    n)
      COUNT=${OPTARG}
      ;;
    f)
      PIPE=${OPTARG}
      ;;
    *)
      usage
      ;;
  esac
done

[ -z "$COUNT" ] && usage && exit 1
[ -z "$PIPE" ] && usage && exit 1
! [ -p $PIPE ] && echo "Not a pipe" && exit 1

while [ $COUNT -gt 0 ]
do
  cat $PIPE
  COUNT=$(( $COUNT - 1 ))
done