[ale] Exiting multi-block shell scripts

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Kenneth W Cochran wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> How do I exit a (Bourne) shell script (/bin/sh) that has more
> than 1 while-do?
> 
> Example:
> 
> while ...
> do ...

if [ "$time_to_exit" == "yes" ]; then exit; fi

> done
> 
> while ...
> do ...
> done
> 
> How do I exit the whole thing even if I'm in the 1st while-do?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -kc
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