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@(#)$Id: break (AT&T Research) 1999-04-07 $
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[+NAME?break - break out of loop ]
[+DESCRIPTION?\bbreak\b is a shell special built-in that exits the smallest enclosing \bfor\b, \bselect\b, \bwhile\b, or \buntil\b loop, or the \an\a-th enclosing loop if \an\a is specified.  Execution continues at the command following the loop(s).]
[+?If \an\a is given, it must be a positive integer >= 1. If \an\a is larger than the number of enclosing loops, the last enclosing loop will be exited.]

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[+EXIT STATUS?0]
[+SEE ALSO?\bcontinue\b(1), \breturn\b(1)]
