FALSE(C)                             UNIX System V



     Name
          false - returns with a nonzero exit value


     Syntax
          false


     Description
          false does nothing except return with a nonzero exit  value.
          true(C),  false's  counterpart,  does  nothing except return
          with a zero exit value.   ``False''  is  typically  used  in
          shell procedures such as:

               until false
               do
                    command
               done


     See Also
          sh(C), true(C)


     Diagnostics
          false is any non-zero value.


     Standards Conformance
          false is conformant with:
          AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127;
          and The X/Open Portability Guide II of January 1987.


     (printed 2/15/90)                                   FALSE(C)