goto.1 - nroff source : Read goto(1) in pdf, ps, or txt form. GOTO(1) General Commands GOTO(1) NAME goto - transfer command SYNOPSIS goto label [...] DESCRIPTION Goto is allowed only when the shell is taking commands from a seekable command file (see lseek(2)). The entire command file is searched for a line beginning with a : as the first non-blank character, followed by one or more blanks, and then the label. If such a line is found, goto repositions the command-file offset to the line after the label and exits. This effectively causes the shell to transfer to the labelled line. : is a special command which causes the shell to do nothing. EXIT STATUS The goto command exits with one of the following values: 0 The label was found. 1 The label was not found. 2 An error was detected. SEE ALSO if(1), osh(1), sh6(1) Osh home page: http://v6shell.org/ COMPATIBILITY The goto command from Sixth Edition UNIX requires : to be the first character on the labelled line. Otherwise, the label cannot be found. This port differs in that : may be preceded by blanks. This allows labelled lines to be indented so that complex command files might be easier to read and understand. HISTORY A goto command appeared as /bin/goto in Third Edition UNIX. LICENSE See either the LICENSE file which is distributed with osh or http://v6shell.org/license/ for full details. COPYRIGHT Copyright (c) 2004-2010 Jeffrey Allen Neitzel. All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Caldera International Inc. All rights reserved. osh-20100430 April 30, 2010 GOTO(1)
