NAME

true, false − provide truth values

SYNOPSIS

true

false

DESCRIPTION

True and false test for the appropriate status "true" or "false" before running (or not running) a list of commands.  They are usually used in a Bourne shell script. 

EXAMPLE

while true
do
     command list
done

SEE ALSO

csh(1), sh(1), false(1)

DIAGNOSTICS

True has exit status zero. 

INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS 4.3 BSD  —  April 29, 1985