#!/bin/bash # The "continue N" command, continuing at the Nth level loop. for outer in I II III IV V # outer loop do echo; echo -n "Group $outer: " # -------------------------------------------------------------------- for inner in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 # inner loop do if [ "$inner" -eq 7 ] then continue 2 # Continue at loop on 2nd level, that is "outer loop". # Replace above line with a simple "continue" # to see normal loop behavior. fi echo -n "$inner " # 7 8 9 10 will never echo. done # -------------------------------------------------------------------- done echo; echo # Exercise: # Come up with a meaningful use for "continue N" in a script. exit 0