LAST

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION

NAME

last - exit a block prematurely

SYNOPSIS

last LABEL

last

DESCRIPTION

The last command is like the break statement in C (as used in loops); it immediately exits the loop in question. If the LABEL is omitted, the command refers to the innermost enclosing loop. The continue block, if any, is not executed:

LINE: while (<STDIN>) {
last LINE if /^$/; # exit when done with header
...
}