Exit from a for
, while, until
or select
loop.
Syntax break [n]
If n is specified, break n levels.
n must be >= 1. If n is greater than the number of enclosing loops, all enclosing loops are exited.
The return value is 0 unless the shell is not executing a loop when break is executed.
This is a BASH shell builtin, to display your local syntax from the bash prompt type: help break
Example
for i in 1 2 3 4 5 do echo -n "Hello World${i} " if [ "$i" -eq 3 ] then break # This line will break out of the loop fi done
“Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia” ~ Charles Schultz
Related macOS commands:
continue - Resume the next iteration of a while or foreach loop.
for - Loop, expand words, and execute commands
while - Execute commands