# 2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat1/false.0

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

    NAME
         false, true - 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

    	       while false
    	       do
    		    command list
    	       done

    SEE ALSO
         csh(1), sh(1), true(1)

    DIAGNOSTICS
         False has exit status nonzero.

    Printed 11/26/99	 April 29, 1985                         1

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