i have a code which reads a file line by line using a while loop. Inside the while loop, i have certain conditions. Is there a way using which i can skip the current line and read the next line based upon the condition ? Let me be precise: while read Line do //some sample conditions a=$Line if [ "a" == "b" ] //i want to go to the next line from this point. done < **inputfile** Any help would be appreciated.