bash something similar to break

ofer4 · 07-23-2012, 11:58 AM

hi

in C language, the "break" command is exiting from the "for" loop (not exiting from the whole program, only from the current for loop

is there something similar to break in bash?

i searched and didnt find something intresting

thanks in advance

ntubski · 07-23-2012, 12:00 PM

Code:

$ help break
break: break [n]
     Exit from within a FOR, WHILE or UNTIL loop.  If N is specified,
    break N levels.

pan64 · 07-23-2012, 12:34 PM

man bash, and look for break:

Quote:

break [n]
Exit from within a for, while, until, or select loop. If n is specified, break n levels. n must be ≥ 1. If n is greater than the number of enclosing loops, all enclosing loops are exited. The return value is non-zero when n is ≤ 0; Otherwise, break returns 0 value.

where did you search?