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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-11-20 11:11:36 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-11-20 11:11:36 +0000
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Remove obfuscating details of using the false(1) and true(1) utilities
inside the Bourne shell scripts. PR: docs/32082
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
-command 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
-utility always exits with a value other than zero.
+utility always returns with a non-zero exit code.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr csh 1 ,
.Xr sh 1 ,
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