4.3BSD - /usr/man/cat1/false.0

FALSE(1)                                                              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.


4.2 Berkeley Distribution       April 29, 1985                        FALSE(1)