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How to Use break and Continue in Shell Scripts

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Mar 25, 2021

In this article, we will take a look at how to use a break and continue in bash scripts. In bash, we have three main loop constructs (for, while, until). Break and continue statements are bash built-in and used to alter the flow of your loops. This concept of break and continue are available in popular programming languages like Python.

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