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NAME
       continue - continue for, while, or until loop
SYNOPSIS
       continue [n]
DESCRIPTION
       The continue utility shall return to the top of the smallest  enclosing
       for,  while, or until loop, or to the top of the nth enclosing loop, if
       n is specified.  This involves repeating the condition list of a  while
       or  until loop or performing the next assignment of a for loop, and re-
       executing the loop if appropriate.
       The value of n is a decimal integer greater than or  equal  to  1.  The
       default  shall be equivalent to n=1. If n is greater than the number of
       enclosing loops, the outermost enclosing loop shall be used.
OPTIONS
       None.
OPERANDS
       See the DESCRIPTION.
STDIN
       Not used.
INPUT FILES
       None.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       None.
ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
       Default.
STDOUT
       Not used.
STDERR
       The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.
OUTPUT FILES
       None.
EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
       None.
EXIT STATUS
        0     Successful completion.
       >0     The n value was not an unsigned decimal integer greater than  or
              equal to 1.

CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS
       Default.
       The following sections are informative.
APPLICATION USAGE
       None.
EXAMPLES
              for i in *
              do
                  if test -d "$i"
                  then continue
                  fi
                  echo "\"$i\"" is not a directory.
              done
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       Special Built-In Utilities
COPYRIGHT
       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE/The Open Group                  2003                         CONTINUE(1P)