FALSE(C)                 XENIX System V                  FALSE(C)



     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.

































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