# continue - skip the remainder of the current iteration of the current inner loop

## Synopsis

    LOOP_CONSTRUCT; [COMMANDS ...;] continue; [COMMANDS ...;] end

## Description

`continue` skips the remainder of the current iteration of the current inner loop, such as a for loop or a while loop. It is usually added inside of a conditional block such as an if statement or a switch statement.

## Example

The following code removes all tmp files that do not contain the word smurf.

    for i in *.tmp
        if grep smurf $i
            continue
        end
        # This "rm" is skipped over if "continue" is executed.
        rm $i
        # As is this "echo"
        echo $i
    end

## See Also

- the break command, to stop the current inner loop