This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface
Contents
Application Usage
None.
Asynchronous Events
Default.
Consequences Of Errors
Default.
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IEEE/The Open Group 2017 CONTINUE(1POSIX)
Description
If n is specified, the continue utility shall return to the top of the nth enclosing for, while, or until
loop. If n is not specified, continue shall behave as if n was specified as 1. Returning to the top of
the loop involves repeating the condition list of a while or until loop or performing the next assignment
of a for loop, and re-executing the loop if appropriate.
The value of n is a positive decimal integer. If n is greater than the number of enclosing loops, the
outermost enclosing loop shall be used. If there is no enclosing loop, the behavior is unspecified.
The meaning of ``enclosing'' shall be as specified in the description of the break utility.
Environment Variables
None.
Examples
for i in *
do
if test -d "$i"
then continue
fi
printf '"%s" is not a directory.\n' "$i"
done
Exit Status
0 Successful completion.
>0 The n value was not an unsigned decimal integer greater than or equal to 1.
Extended Description
None.
Future Directions
None.
Input Files
None.
Name
continue — continue for, while, or until loop
Operands
See the DESCRIPTION.
Options
None.
Output Files
None.
Prolog
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface
may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface
may not be implemented on Linux.
Rationale
None.
See Also
Section2.14, SpecialBuilt-InUtilities
Stderr
The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.
Stdin
Not used.
Stdout
Not used.
Synopsis
continue [n]