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diff --git a/doc/continue.n b/doc/continue.n
index 728b9dc..17d16b4 100644
--- a/doc/continue.n
+++ b/doc/continue.n
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ continue \- Skip to the next iteration of a loop
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBcontinue\fR
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This command is typically invoked inside the body of a looping command
such as \fBfor\fR or \fBforeach\fR or \fBwhile\fR.
-It returns a \fBTCL_CONTINUE\fR code, which causes a continue exception
-to occur.
+It returns a 4 (\fBTCL_CONTINUE\fR) result code, which causes a continue
+exception to occur.
The exception causes the current script to be aborted
out to the innermost containing loop command, which then
continues with the next iteration of the loop.
@@ -28,18 +27,21 @@ Catch exceptions are also handled in a few other situations, such
as the \fBcatch\fR command and the outermost scripts of procedure
bodies.
.SH EXAMPLE
+.PP
Print a line for each of the integers from 0 to 10 \fIexcept\fR 5:
+.PP
.CS
for {set x 0} {$x<10} {incr x} {
- if {$x == 5} {
- \fBcontinue\fR
- }
- puts "x is $x"
+ if {$x == 5} {
+ \fBcontinue\fR
+ }
+ puts "x is $x"
}
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
break(n), for(n), foreach(n), return(n), while(n)
-
.SH KEYWORDS
continue, iteration, loop
+'\" Local Variables:
+'\" mode: nroff
+'\" End: