[Chapter 3] 3.2.81 last
Author: Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen & Randal L. Schwartz
Date: 1999-07-02T01:50:58Z

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| Chapter 3 Functions |

### 3.2.81 last

    last LABEL
    last

The last command is like the `break` statement in C (as used in loops); it immediately exits the loop in question. If the `LABEL` is omitted, the command refers to the innermost enclosing loop. The continue block, if any, is not executed.

    LINE: while (<STDIN>) {
        last LINE if /^$/; # exit when done with header
        # rest of loop here
    }

3.2.80 kill |  | 3.2.82 lc