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.TH TRUE 1 
.SH NAME
true, false \- provide truth values
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B true
.PP
.B false
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I True
does nothing, successfully.
.I False
does nothing, unsuccessfully.
They are typically used in input to
.IR  sh (1)
such as:
.PP
	while true
.br
	do
.br
		command
.br
	done
.SH "SEE ALSO"
sh(1)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
.I True
has exit status zero,
.I false
nonzero.
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e6817382 BJ	1	.TH TRUE 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	true, false \- provide truth values
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B true
	6	.PP
	7	.B false
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	.I True
	10	does nothing, successfully.
	11	.I False
	12	does nothing, unsuccessfully.
	13	They are typically used in input to
	14	.IR sh (1)
	15	such as:
	16	.PP
	17	while true
	18	.br
	19	do
	20	.br
	21	command
	22	.br
	23	done
	24	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	25	sh(1)
	26	.SH DIAGNOSTICS
	27	.I True
	28	has exit status zero,
	29	.I false
	30	nonzero.