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.. _cmd-break:
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break - stop the current inner loop
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Synopsis
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::
LOOP_CONSTRUCT; [COMMANDS...] break; [COMMANDS...] end
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Description
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`` break `` halts a currently running loop, such as a :ref: `switch <cmd-switch>` , :ref: `for <cmd-for>` or :ref: `while <cmd-while>` loop. It is usually added inside of a conditional block such as an :ref: `if <cmd-if>` block.
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There are no parameters for `` break `` .
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Example
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The following code searches all .c files for "smurf", and halts at the first occurrence.
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::
for i in *.c
if grep smurf $i
echo Smurfs are present in $i
break
end
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end
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