.. _cmd-break: break - stop the current inner loop =================================== Synopsis -------- .. synopsis:: LOOP_CONSTRUCT [COMMANDS ...] break [COMMANDS ...] end Description ----------- ``break`` halts a currently running loop (*LOOP_CONSTRUCT*), 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 ------- 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 -------- - the :ref:`continue <cmd-continue>` command, to skip the remainder of the current iteration of the current inner loop