break exit from loop in a KornShell script	KornShell Built-in
	SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION DIAGNOSTICS PORTABILITY NOTE SEE ALSO

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SYNOPSIS

break [number]

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DESCRIPTION

break exits from a for, select, until, or while loop in a KornShell script. If number is given, break exits from the given number of enclosing loops. The default value of number is 1.

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DIAGNOSTICS

break always exits with an exit status of zero.

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PORTABILITY

POSIX.2. x/OPEN Portability Guide 4.0.

break is a built-in command of the Bourne Shell and KornShell on UNIX systems.

The select command and the ability to exit from it are extensions found in the KornShell.

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NOTE

MKS Toolkit implements break as a special built-in command of the MKS KornShell.

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SEE ALSO

Commands:

continue, sh