for ( INITIAL_EXPR ; COND_EXPR ; LOOP_EXPR ) { STATEMENTS; }The loop is initialized by evaluating INITIAL_EXPR, iterates while COND_EXPR is true, and evaluates LOOP_EXPR before beginning each subsequent loop.
# an example countdown for ( $i=10 ; $i>=0 ; $i-- ) { print("$i\n"); }
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