Creating arbitrary number of blank pages
With xparse
we can use \prg_replicate:nn
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xparse}
\ExplSyntaxOn
\NewDocumentCommand{\blankpages}{O{}m}
{
\clearpage
\prg_replicate:nn { #2 } { #1 \mbox{} \clearpage }
}
\ExplSyntaxOff
\begin{document}
% ten blank pages with page number
\blankpages{10}
% four really blank pages
\blankpages[\thispagestyle{empty}]{4}
% four “intentionally blank page”
\blankpages[
\thispagestyle{empty}
\vspace*{\fill}
\begin{center}
This page intentionally blank
\end{center}
\vspace*{\fill}
]{4}
\end{document}
I don't know any, but this should work:
\newcount\ipp
\ipp=0
\newcount\numberOfPages
\numberOfPages=10 % or else; never 0!!!
\loop
\newpage
\mbox{}
\advance\ipp by1
\ifnum\ipp<\numberOfPages\repeat
If you package it into a newcommand, it looks like this:
\newcommand{\fillInPages}[1]{
\newcount\ipp
\ipp=0
\newcount\numberOfPages
\numberOfPages=#1
\loop
\newpage
\mbox{}
\advance\ipp by1
\ifnum\ipp<\numberOfPages\repeat
}
Here another possibility using a recusrion:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\blankpage[1][1]{%
\ifnum#1<0\else
\@tempcnta#1
\@tempcntb\z@
\bl@nkpage
\fi
}
\newcommand\bl@nkpage{%
\bl@nkp@ge
\advance\@tempcntb\@ne
\ifnum\@tempcntb<\@tempcnta
\bl@nkpage
\fi
}
\newcommand\bl@nkp@ge{\clearpage\thispagestyle{empty}\null\clearpage}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\lipsum
\blankpage[3]
\lipsum
\end{document}
If you want to be a little more sophisticated you could add a starred version of \blankpage
that keeps the page style as is:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\blankpage{%
\begingroup
\@ifstar
{\let\thispagestyle\@gobble\blankpage@}
{\blankpage@}
}
\newcommand\blankpage@[1][1]{%
\ifnum#1<0\else
\@tempcnta#1
\@tempcntb\z@
\bl@nkpage
\fi
}
\newcommand\bl@nkpage{%
\bl@nkp@ge
\advance\@tempcntb\@ne
\ifnum\@tempcntb<\@tempcnta
\bl@nkpage
\else
\endgroup
\fi
}
\newcommand\bl@nkp@ge{\clearpage\thispagestyle{empty}\null\clearpage}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\blankpage*[3]
\blankpage[2]
\blankpage*
\end{document}