[stmt.goto]

# 8 Statements [[stmt]](./#stmt)

## 8.8 Jump statements [[stmt.jump]](stmt.jump#stmt.goto)

### 8.8.6 The goto statement [stmt.goto]

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/statements.tex#L1211)

The goto statement unconditionally transfers control to the
statement labeled by the identifier[.](#1.sentence-1)

The identifier shall be a[label](stmt.label "8.2 Label [stmt.label]") located in the current function[.](#1.sentence-2)
