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NAME

6       continue - continue for, while, or until loop
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SYNOPSIS

9       continue [n]
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  continue utility shall return to the top of the smallest enclosing
13       for, while, or until loop, or to the top of the nth enclosing loop,  if
14       n  is specified.  This involves repeating the condition list of a while
15       or until loop or performing the next assignment of a for loop, and  re-
16       executing the loop if appropriate.
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18       The  value  of  n  is a decimal integer greater than or equal to 1. The
19       default shall be equivalent to n=1. If n is greater than the number  of
20       enclosing loops, the outermost enclosing loop shall be used.
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OPTIONS

23       None.
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OPERANDS

26       See the DESCRIPTION.
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STDIN

29       Not used.
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INPUT FILES

32       None.
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

35       None.
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ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS

38       Default.
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STDOUT

41       Not used.
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STDERR

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

47       None.
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EXTENDED DESCRIPTION

50       None.
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EXIT STATUS

53        0     Successful completion.
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55       >0     The  n value was not an unsigned decimal integer greater than or
56              equal to 1.
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CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS

60       Default.
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62       The following sections are informative.
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APPLICATION USAGE

65       None.
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EXAMPLES

68              for i in *
69              do
70                  if test -d "$i"
71                  then continue
72                  fi
73                  echo "\"$i\"" is not a directory.
74              done
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RATIONALE

77       None.
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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

80       None.
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SEE ALSO

83       Special Built-In Utilities
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86       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
87       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
88       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
89       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
90       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
91       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
92       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
93       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
94       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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