How to get out of outermost loop in shell? [duplicate]

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  while true; do
    <do this>
    for a in 1 2 3 4 5; do
       <<do this>>
    done
        if [ "$someVar1" == "$someVar2" ]; then

            if [ -f "$numberOfFiles" ]; then
                if [ "$countValue1" == "$countValue2" ]; then
                    <<do this>>
                    break     
            else
        echo "in the else part"
       done
      done

While trying the above code I want to get completely out of the third if statement and for that I m using break. But the break statement is getting out of the if and going into the else part and iterating over and over again. How do I get out of the while loop?

hek2mgl · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-23 14:55:52Z

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From help break:

break: break [n] Exit for, while, or until loops.

Exit a FOR, WHILE or UNTIL loop.  If N is specified, break N enclosing
loops.

Exit Status:
The exit status is 0 unless N is not greater than or equal to 1.

break supports an optional argument: the number of enclosing loops to break.

In your example it would be

break 3

edited Jul 23, 2021 at 14:55

answered Jul 23, 2021 at 14:20

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