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sh(1)



true(1)                                                   true(1)



NAME
     true, false - provide truth values

SYNOPSIS
     true

     false

DESCRIPTION
     true does nothing, successfully.  false does nothing, unsuc-
     cessfully.  Each returns an exit code indicative of its suc-
     cess.  They are typically used in input to sh such as:

          while true
          do
               command
          done

SEE ALSO
     sh(1).

DIAGNOSTICS
     true has exit status zero, false nonzero.
































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