Question

While using perl debugger, is there any way to step out of the current loop?

For example:

line 1
for($i=1;$i<100000:$i++)
{
    line2
}
line3

I want the debugger to step out of this for loop and stop at line3

Answer 1

c 5

Demonstration:

>perl -d

Loading DB routines from perl5db.pl version 1.33
Editor support available.

Enter h or `h h' for help, or `perldoc perldebug' for more help.

print "line1\n";
for (1..100000) {
   print "line2\n";
}
print "line3\n";
^Z
main::(-:1):    print "line1\n";

  DB<1> s
line1
main::(-:2):    for (1..100000) {

  DB<1> s
main::(-:3):       print "line2\n";

  DB<1> s
line2
main::(-:3):       print "line2\n";

  DB<1> c 5
line2
line2
line2
...
line2
line2
line2
main::(-:5):    print "line3\n";

  DB<2> s
line3
Debugged program terminated.  Use q to quit or R to restart,