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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: break.n,v 1.4 2003/09/02 16:32:12 dgp Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: break.n,v 1.5 2004/05/05 23:08:39 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH break n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ aborts its execution and returns normally.
Break exceptions are also handled in a few other situations, such
as the \fBcatch\fR command, Tk event bindings, and the outermost
scripts of procedure bodies.
+.SH EXAMPLE
+Print a line for each of the integers from 0 to 5:
+.CS
+for {set x 0} {$x<10} {incr x} {
+ if {$x > 5} {
+ break
+ }
+ puts "x is $x"
+}
+.CE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
catch(n), continue(n), for(n), foreach(n), return(n), while(n)