function y = rowcopy(v,n)
% ROWCOPY y = rowcopy(v,n)  n rows of v
% Version of 5/7/96
% v a row or column vector
% Treats v as row vector 
% and makes n copies
% Procedure based on "Tony's trick"
[r,c] = size(v);
if c == 1
  v = v';
end
y = v(ones(1,n),:);