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TRUE(1)             UNIX Programmer's Manual              TRUE(1)



NAME
     true, false - provide truth values

SYNOPSIS
     true

     false

DESCRIPTION
     _T_r_u_e does nothing, successfully.  _F_a_l_s_e does nothing, unsuc-
     cessfully.  They are typically used in input to _s_h(1) such
     as:

          while true
          do
               command
          done

SEE ALSO
     sh(1)

DIAGNOSTICS
     _T_r_u_e has exit status zero, _f_a_l_s_e nonzero.
































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