FALSE(1) UNIX Reference Manual FALSE(1) NNAAMMEE ffaallssee - Return false value. SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ffaallssee DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN ffaallssee is usually used in a Bourne shell script. It tests for the ap- propriate status "false" before running (or failing to run) a list of commands. The ffaallssee utility always exits with a value other than zero. SSEEEE AALLSSOO csh(1), sh(1), true(1) SSTTAANNDDAARRDDSS The ffaallssee function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible.