false(1)                                                           false(1)

NAME
     false - return non-zero exit status

SYNOPSIS
     false

DESCRIPTION
     The false command simply returns a non-zero exit status and does noth-
     ing else. You can use false in shell scripts to generate the condition
     false.

     You can use the companion command true to generate the condition true
     (exit status 0).

EXIT STATUS
     Always non-zero

EXAMPLES
     Example 1

     The exit status of false:

     $ false
     $ echo $?
     1

     Example 2

     The following shell script initiates an endless loop which you can
     terminate by pressing DEL.

     until false
     do
     .
     .
     .
     done

SEE ALSO
     sh(1), true(1).















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