continue skip to next iteration of loop in KornShell script	KornShell Built-in
	SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION DIAGNOSTICS PORTABILITY NOTE SEE ALSO

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SYNOPSIS

continue [n]

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DESCRIPTION

continue skips to the next iteration of an enclosing for, select, until, or while loop in a KornShell script. If a number n is given, execution continues at the loop-control of the nth enclosing loop. The default value of n is 1.

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DIAGNOSTICS

Possible exit status values are:

0

Successful completion.

1

The value of n given was not an unsigned decimal integer > 0.

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PORTABILITY

POSIX.2. x/OPEN Portability Guide 4.0.

The select command and the ability to continue to the next iteration of it are extensions found in the KornShell.

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NOTE

This is a special built-in command of the MKS KornShell.

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SEE ALSO

Commands:

break, sh