1TRUE(1)                     General Commands Manual                    TRUE(1)
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NAME

6       true, false - provide truth values
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SYNOPSIS

9       true
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DESCRIPTION

14       True  and  false  are usually used in a Bourne shell script.  They test
15       for the appropriate status "true" or "false" before running (or failing
16       to run) a list of commands.
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EXAMPLE

19                   while true
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21                        command list
22                   done
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SEE ALSO

25       csh(1), sh(1), false(1)
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DIAGNOSTICS

28       True has exit status zero.
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327th Edition                     April 29, 1985                         TRUE(1)
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