break - stop the current inner loop

Synopsis

LOOP_CONSTRUCT; [COMMANDS...] break; [COMMANDS...] end

Description

break halts a currently running loop, such as a switch, for or while loop. It is usually added inside of a conditional block such as an if block.

There are no parameters for break.

Example

The following code searches all .c files for "smurf", and halts at the first occurrence.

for i in *.c
    if grep smurf $i
        echo Smurfs are present in $i
        break
    end
end

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