break, continue — Shell Built-in Functions to Break Out of Loops
Synopsis
sh
break [n] continue [n]
csh
break continue
ksh
* break [n] * continue [n]
Description
Bourne Shell
break exits from the enclosing for or while loop, if any. If you specify n , break n levels.
continue resumes the next iteration of the enclosing for or while loop. If you specify n , resume at the n -th enclosing loop.
C Shell
break resumes execution after the end of the nearest enclosing foreach or while loop. The remaining commands on the current line are executed. You can write multilevel breaks as a list of break commands, all on one line.
continue continues execution of the next iteration of the nearest enclosing while or foreach loop.
Korn Shell
break ...
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