[Tech] breaking out of if-blocks in bash

March 11, 2011

in Tech, Bash

Today I wanted to break out of an if-block in bash.

Neither the break nor the continue works mean anything in an if-block, so what to do? Create a subprocess (if your code allows it):

if [ -n "${PS1}" ] ; then
(
[ -w / ] && exit
...
)
fi

EOF

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