Adding docs for loops and loop labels.

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* [Primitive Types](primitive-types.md)
* [Comments](comments.md)
* [if](if.md)
* [infinite loops](infinite-loops.md)
* [for loops](for-loops.md)
* [while loops](while-loops.md)
* [Ownership](ownership.md)

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% infinite loops
The infinite `loop` is the simplest form of `loop` available in Rust. Using the keyword `loop`, Rust provides a way to loop until a `break` or `return` is issued. Rust's infinite `loop`s look like this:
```
loop {
println!("Loop forever!");
}
```
Leaving a infinite `loop` can be achieved using a break statement as follows:
```
let mut i = 0;
loop {
if i == 10 {
break;
}
println!("Loop number {}", i);
i = i + 1;
}
```
## Loop labels
Labels can be assigned to `loop`s to so that, in the case of nested `loop`s, an outer `loop` may be left early when certain criteria are met in an inner `loop`.
```
let mut i = 0;
'outer: loop {
'inner: loop {
if i == 10 {
break 'outer;
}
i = i + 1;
}
}
```
In the above example, the inner `loop` is able to cause the outer `loop` to stop.