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sh(1)



TRUE(1)                  DOMAIN/IX SYS5                   TRUE(1)



NAME
     true, false - provide truth values

USAGE
     true

     false

DESCRIPTION
     True does nothing, successfully.  False does nothing, unsuc-
     cessfully.  Both are typically used in input to sh(1), as in
     the following example:

          while true
          do
               command
          done

DIAGNOSTICS
     True has an exit status of zero.  False has an exit status
     of non-zero.

RELATED INFORMATION
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