break - stop the current inner loop

Synopsis

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

Description

break halts a currently running loop (LOOP_CONSTRUCT), 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

See Also

• the continue command, to skip the remainder of the current iteration of the current inner loop