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sh(1)



  true(1)                             CLIX                             true(1)



  NAME

    true, false - Provide truth values

  SYNOPSIS

    true

    false

  DESCRIPTION

    These commands provide truth values.  The true command does nothing,
    successfully.  The false command does nothing, unsuccessfully.

  EXAMPLES

    The true and false commands are typically used in sh input such as the
    following:

    while true
    do
         command
    done


  EXIT VALUES

    The true command has exit status zero, while false has a nonzero exit
    status.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands: sh(1)




















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