next - iterate a block prematurely
next LABEL
next
The next command is like the continue statement in C; it starts the next iteration of the loop:
LINE: while
(<STDIN>) {
next LINE if /^#/; # discard comments
...
}
Note that if there were a continue block on the above, it would get executed even on discarded lines. If the LABEL is omitted, the command refers to the innermost enclosing loop.