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TRUE(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual TRUE(1)
Contents
NAME
true, false - provide truth values
SYNOPSIS
true
false
DESCRIPTION
_T_r_u_e does nothing, successfully. _F_a_l_s_e does nothing, unsuc- cessfully. They are typically used in input to _s_h(1) such as:
while true do command done
SEE ALSO
sh(1)
DIAGNOSTICS
_T_r_u_e has exit status zero, _f_a_l_s_e nonzero.