loop, not at the beginning, so that the body of a loop with only a
condition on @cmd{END LOOP} will always execute at least once.
-If the index clause is not
-present, then the loop is executed at most @var{max_loops} (@pxref{SET}) times
-(but possibly fewer, if a condition clause evaluates to false or if
-@cmd{BREAK} executes).
-The default value of @var{max_loops} is 40.
+If the index clause is not present, then the global @code{MXLOOPS}
+setting, which defaults to 40, limits the number of iterations
+(@pxref{SET MXLOOPS}).
@cmd{BREAK} also terminates @cmd{LOOP} execution (@pxref{BREAK}).