break(1)

NAME
break - break - stop the current inner loop

break - stop the current inner loop

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

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

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