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sh(1)



TRUE(1-SysV)        RISC/os Reference Manual         TRUE(1-SysV)



NAME
     true, false - provide truth values

SYNOPSIS
     true

     false

DESCRIPTION
     true does nothing, successfully.  false does nothing, unsuc-
     cessfully.  They are typically used in input to sh(1) such
     as:

          while true
          do
               command
          done

SEE ALSO
     sh(1).

DIAGNOSTICS
     true has exit status zero, false nonzero.
































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