Bash Continuing at the Nth level loop
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#!/bin/bash # The "continue N" command, continuing at the Nth level loop.
for outer in I II III IV V # outer loop do echo; echo -n "Group $outer: "
for inner in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 # inner loop do
if [ "$inner" -eq 7 ] then continue 2 # Continue at loop on 2nd level, that is "outer loop". # Replace above line with a simple "continue" # to see normal loop behavior. fi
echo -n "$inner " # 7 8 9 10 will never echo. done
done
echo; echo
# Exercise: # Come up with a meaningful use for "continue N" in a script.
exit 0
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