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# .RETURN

The .RETURN command continues execution of a program until encountering a RETURN statement. This is convenient for debugging programs since it allows the whole program to run, stopping before returning to the next-higher program level so you can examine local variables.

Also see the RETURN command.

Note: .RETURN is an executive command. Executive commands can only be used at the IDL command prompt, not in programs.

## Syntax

.RETURN