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sh(1)

true(1)

NAME

true, false − provide truth values

SYNTAX

true
false

DESCRIPTION

The true command returns an exit status 0 (success).  The false command returns an exit status nonzero (unsuccessful).  They are typically used in input to sh(1) such as:

   while true
   do
         command
   done

SEE ALSO

sh(1)

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