Learning Linux Shell Scripting

Exiting from the current loop iteration with the continue command

With the help of the continue command, it is possible to exit from the current iteration of the loop and to resume the next iteration of the loop. We use the for, while, or until commands for loop iterations.

The following is the for_09.sh script for the loop with the continue command to skip a certain part of the loop commands:

#!/bin/bash
for x in 1 2 3
do
    echo before $x
    continue 1
    echo after $x
done
exit 0

Let's test the program:

$ chmod +x for_09.sh
$ ./for_09.sh

The following will be the output after executing the preceding commands:

before 1
before 2
before 3

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