fish-shell/sphinx_doc_src/cmds/break.rst

break - stop the current inner loop
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Synopsis
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LOOP_CONSTRUCT; [COMMANDS...] break; [COMMANDS...] end


Description
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``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 ``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