hpux man page for false

Query: false

OS: hpux

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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
true(1)
Related Man Pages
false(1) - osf1
true(1) - osf1
foreach(1) - sunos
function(1) - sunos
shell_builtins(1) - sunos
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