'\"macro stdmacro
.if n .pH g1.true @(#)true	40.4 of 1/3/90
.\" Copyright 1989 AT&T
.nr X
.if \nX=0 .ds x} true 1 "Essential Utilities" "\&"
.if \nX=1 .ds x} true 1 "Essential Utilities"
.if \nX=2 .ds x} true 1 "" "\&"
.if \nX=3 .ds x} true "" "" "\&"
.TH \*(x}
.SH NAME
\f4true\f1, \f4false\f1 \- provide truth values
.SH SYNOPSIS
\f4true\f1
.PP
\f4false\f1
.SH DESCRIPTION
\f4true\fP
does nothing, successfully.
\f4false\f1
does nothing, unsuccessfully.
They are typically used in input to
\f4sh\f1
such as:
.PP
.RS
\f4while true
.br
do
.RS
\f2command\fP
.RE
done\f1
.RE
.SH SEE ALSO
\f4sh\fP(1).
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
\f4true\fP
has exit status zero,
\f4false\fP
nonzero.
.\"	@(#)true.1	6.2 of 9/2/83
.Ee
