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\section break break - stop the innermost currently evaluated loop
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\subsection break-synopsis Synopsis
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<tt>LOOP_CONSTRUCT; [COMMANDS...] break; [COMMANDS...] end</tt>
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\subsection break-description Description
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The \c break builtin is used to halt 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.
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\subsection break-example Example
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The following code searches all .c files for smurfs, and halts at the first occurrence.
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<pre>
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for i in *.c
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if grep smurf $i
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echo Smurfs are present in $i
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break
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end
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end
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</pre>
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