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NAME
for -- FOR statement
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SYNTAX
for ([assign1] ; [bool_expr] ; [assign2]) statement
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ELEMENTS
.ls assign1
An assignment used to initialize the \fIfor\fR loop.
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.ls bool_expr
A boolean valued expression tested before each iteration.
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.ls assign2
An assignment executed after each iteration of the loop.
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.ls statement
A statement (possibly compound, i.e., enclosed in curly brackets)
to be executed in each iteration of the loop.
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DESCRIPTION
The \fIfor\fR statement provides a looping mechanism similar to the C-language
for loop.  \fIAssign1\fR and \fIassign2\fR are assignment statements using
one of the operators '=', '+=', '-=', '/=', '*='.  Any of the elements of
the \fIfor\fR loop may be omitted, except the parenthesis and colon field
delimiters.
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EXAMPLES
1. For I equals zero to 10 in steps of 2, increment TOTAL by the value of
array element I.

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	for (i=0;  i <= 10;  i += 2)
	    total += array[i]
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2. Print the first eight powers of two.

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	j = 1
	for (i=1;  i <= 8;  i += 1) {
	     print (i, j)
	     j *= 2
	}
.fi
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BUGS
A simple assignment of the form i++ will not work.
Only one assignment statement is permitted in the first and third fields.
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SEE ALSO
while, case, break, next
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