.. _cmd-break:

break - stop the current inner loop
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Synopsis
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.. synopsis::

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

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.

There are no parameters for ``break``.


Example
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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
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- the :ref:`continue <cmd-continue>` command, to skip the remainder of the current iteration of the current inner loop