NAME

true, false − provide truth values

USAGE

false

true

DESCRIPTION

True and false are usually used in a Bourne Shell script.  They test for the appropriate status (true or false) before running (or failing to run) a list of commands. 

EXAMPLE

     while false
     do
          command list
     done

DIAGNOSTICS

False has an exit status of non-zero. 

RELATED INFORMATION

csh (1), sh (1).