hpux man page for true

true(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   true(1)

NAME
       true, false - return exit status zero or one respectively

SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
       The  command  does  nothing,  and returns exit code zero.  The command does nothing, and returns exit code one.	They are typically used to
       construct command procedures.

RETURN VALUE
       Exit values are:

	      always from
		      true.
	      always from
		      false.

EXAMPLES
       This command loop repeats without end:

WARNINGS
       is typically used in shell scripts.  Some shells provide a built-in version of (and that is more efficient than the standalone versions.

SEE ALSO
       csh(1), ksh(1), sh(1), sh-posix(1).

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
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