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Forcibly break a for loop in sh

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Mar 15, 2026865 views
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If I run a for loop on the command line in sh, and I press control-C, it usually cancels the current running process, so I need to hold ^C until the shell itself catches it and breaks the loop. Is there a way to break current process and the loop immediately?

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The easiest way I know would be to suspend the foreground job ( ), then kill it using the job id ( ). Example: After a Ctrl+z The number within the brackets ( ) at the beginning of the suspension message gives you the job id. You can also list out iā€¦

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