"Break" from a Loop - Shell Programming and Scripting

sumeet · #1 (**permalink**) 05-18-2008

I created a script-

PHP Code:


			
while [ ${Check} = "N" ]

do

echo "try this"

           for file in `cat file_list`

           do

           echo $file

                     if [ ${NewCheck} = "N" ]

                     then 

                     sVar="F"

                     else

                     [b]break[/b]

                     fi

           done

sleep 300

done



EOF

exit 0

Here we have "while" loop then a "for" loop and finally an "if" conditional. Now when the "if" condition fails then I use "break".

My qusn is will this BREAK , break it out of "For" Loop or totally out of "While" loop i.e. exit it out of script.

Expert opinion needed. Dont have enough time to test the it myself.

Thanks
Sumeet

aju_kup · #2 (**permalink**) 05-18-2008

Code:

This break is going to take you out from for loop

sumeet · #3 (**permalink**) 05-18-2008

kool ...thats what I want ..

Thanks
Sumeet

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