break - Unix, Linux Command
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NAME
break - To make exit from a for, while, until, or select loop.
SYNOPSIS
break [n]
OPTIONS
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| [n] | If n is supplied, the nth enclosing loop is exited. n must be greater than or equal to 1. The return status is zero unless n is not greater than or equal to 1. |
EXAMPLES
Create a Utility Class to use break.
#breaksample for myloop in 1 2 3 4 5 do echo -n "$myloop" if [ "$myloop" -eq 3 ] then break # This line will break out of the loop fi done
Run the utility
$ chmod a+x breaksample $ ./breaksample 123
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