diff --git a/drivers/md/unroll.awk b/drivers/md/unroll.awk
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+
+# This filter requires one command line option of form -vN=n
+# where n must be a decimal number.
+#
+# Repeat each input line containing $$ n times, replacing $$ with 0...n-1.
+# Replace each $# with n, and each $* with a single $.
+
+BEGIN {
+	n = N + 0
+}
+{
+	if (/\$\$/) { rep = n } else { rep = 1 }
+	for (i = 0; i < rep; ++i) {
+		tmp = $0
+		gsub(/\$\$/, i, tmp)
+		gsub(/\$\#/, n, tmp)
+		gsub(/\$\*/, "$", tmp)
+		print tmp
+	}
+}