18  General programming

endfor, endwhile, endif etc. can all be replaced by end.

octave	description
for x = 1:10	for loop
endfor
while (x <= 10)	while loop
endwhile
do	do-until loop
until (x > 10)
if (x < 5)	if-then-else
elseif (x < 6)
else
endif
switch (tf)	if-then-else
case "true"
case "false"
otherwise
endswitch
break	exit innermost loop
continue	go to start of innermost loop
return	jump back from function to caller
try	cleanup only on exception
catch
undwind_protect	cleanup always
undwind_protect_cleanup