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\section break break - stop the current inner loop
\subsection break-synopsis Synopsis
<tt>LOOP_CONSTRUCT; [COMMANDS...] break; [COMMANDS...] end</tt>
\subsection break-description Description
\c break halts a currently running loop, such as a <a href="#for">for</a> loop or a <a href="#while">while</a> loop. It is usually added inside of a conditional block such as an <a href="#if">if</a> statement or a <a href="#switch">switch</a> statement.
There are no parameters for <code>break</code>.
\subsection break-example Example
The following code searches all .c files for "smurf", and halts at the first occurrence.
<pre>
for i in *.c
if grep smurf $i
echo Smurfs are present in $i
break
end
end
</pre>