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.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.
.\"
.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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.\"     @(#)false.1	6.5 (Berkeley) %G%
.Vx
.Dd 
.Dt FALSE 1
.Os BSD 4.2
.Sh NAME
.Nm false
.Nd return false value
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm false
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm false
is usually used in a Bourne shell script.
It tests for the appropriate status "false" before running 
(or failing to run) a list of commands.  
.Pp
The
.Nm false
utility always exits with a value other than zero.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr csh 1 ,
.Xr sh 1 ,
.Xr true 1
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm false
function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible.
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d9d7a9f0 CL	11	.Dd
	12	.Dt FALSE 1
	13	.Os BSD 4.2
	14	.Sh NAME
	15	.Nm false
	16	.Nd return false value
	17	.Sh SYNOPSIS
	18	.Nm false
	19	.Sh DESCRIPTION
	20	.Nm false
	21	is usually used in a Bourne shell script.
	22	It tests for the appropriate status "false" before running
ed68ddb1	23	(or failing to run) a list of commands.
d9d7a9f0 CL	24	.Pp
	25	The
	26	.Nm false
	27	utility always exits with a value other than zero.
	28	.Sh SEE ALSO
	29	.Xr csh 1 ,
	30	.Xr sh 1 ,
	31	.Xr true 1
	32	.Sh STANDARDS
	33	The
	34	.Nm false
	35	function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible.