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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