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6       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
7       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
8       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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NAME

12       continue — continue for, while, or until loop
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SYNOPSIS

15       continue [n]
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DESCRIPTION

18       If n is specified, the continue utility shall return to the top of  the
19       nth  enclosing  for,  while, or until loop. If n is not specified, con‐
20       tinue shall behave as if n was specified as 1. Returning to the top  of
21       the loop involves repeating the condition list of a while or until loop
22       or performing the next assignment of a for loop, and  re-executing  the
23       loop if appropriate.
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25       The  value of n is a positive decimal integer. If n is greater than the
26       number of enclosing loops, the outermost enclosing loop shall be  used.
27       If there is no enclosing loop, the behavior is unspecified.
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29       The  meaning  of ``enclosing'' shall be as specified in the description
30       of the break utility.
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OPTIONS

33       None.
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OPERANDS

36       See the DESCRIPTION.
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STDIN

39       Not used.
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INPUT FILES

42       None.
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

45       None.
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ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS

48       Default.
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STDOUT

51       Not used.
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STDERR

54       The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.
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OUTPUT FILES

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EXTENDED DESCRIPTION

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EXIT STATUS

63        0    Successful completion.
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65       >0    The n value was not an unsigned decimal integer greater  than  or
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CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS

69       Default.
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APPLICATION USAGE

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EXAMPLES

77       for i in *
78       do
79           if test -d "$i"
80           then continue
81           fi
82           printf '"%s" is not a directory.\n' "$i"
83       done
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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

92       Section 2.14, Special Built-In Utilities
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