continue - skip the remainder of the current iteration of the current inner loop

Synopsis

.. synopsis::

LOOP_CONSTRUCT; [COMMANDS ...;] continue; [COMMANDS ...;] end

Description

continue skips the remainder of the current iteration of the current inner loop, such as a :doc:for <for> loop or a :doc:while <while> loop. It is usually added inside of a conditional block such as an :doc:if <if> statement or a :doc:switch <switch> statement.

The -h or --help option displays help about using this command.

Example

The following code removes all tmp files that do not contain the word smurf.

::

for i in *.tmp
    if grep smurf $i
        continue
    end
    # This "rm" is skipped over if "continue" is executed.
    rm $i
    # As is this "echo"
    echo $i
end

See Also

• the :doc:break <break> command, to stop the current inner loop