Manual page for TRUE(1)
true, false - provide truth values
SYNOPSIS
true
false
DESCRIPTION
true
and
false
are usually used in a Bourne shell script.
They test for the appropriate status ``true''
or ``false'' before running
(or failing to run) a list of commands.
EXAMPLE
The following Bourne shell script will
be executed while the case status is ``true''.
-
while true
do
-
command list
done
SEE ALSO
csh.1
sh.1
EXIT STATUS
true
has exit status 0.
false
has exit status 1.
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