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- for name [ in word ... ]
- do list
- done Expand the list of words, and set the param-
- eter name to each of them in turn, executing
- list each time. If the in word is omitted,
- use the positional parameters instead of the
- words.
-
- for name [ in word ... ] ; sublist
- This is a shorthand for for. Though it may
- cause confusion, it is included for conve-
- nience; its use in scripts is discouraged,
- unless sublist is a command of the form {
- list }.
-
- foreach name ( word ... )
- list
- end Another form of for.
-
- for name in word ...
- {
- list
- } Another form of for.
-
- for name ( word ... ) {
- list
- } Another form of for.
-
- for name ( word ... ) sublist
- Another form of for.
-