Re: help message for "break", "continue" doesn't mention "select"

Chet Ramey <[email protected]> Mon, 1 Jun 2026 14:59:33 -0400

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On 5/30/26 2:02 AM, Keith Thompson wrote:

> Bash Version: 5.3
> Patch Level: 9
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
>          The "break" and "continue" commands can be used within
>          a "for", "while, "until", or "select" loop.  The "info"
>          documentation correction mentions this, but "help break"
>          "help continue" do not.  The error message when "break"
>          or "continue" is invoked outside a loop also doesn't
>          mention "select".

Thanks for the report. I suppose it's because `select' is an optional
feature, though it's included by default.

Chet

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