MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1

false(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities false(1)
NAME
false — fail, quietly
SYNOPSIS
false [argument ...]
DESCRIPTION
The false command simply returns an exit status of 1 (failure). It ignores any arguments
given on the command line. This can be useful in shell scripts.
DIAGNOSTICS
false always returns an exit status of 1.
PORTABILITY
POSIX.2. x/OPEN Portability Guide 4.0. All UNIX systems.
NOTE
This command is provided as both an external utility and a built-in shell utility.
SEE ALSO
sh(1)
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