The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2004 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.
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NAME

false - return false value

SYNOPSIS

false

DESCRIPTION

The false utility shall return with a non-zero exit code.

OPTIONS

None.

OPERANDS

None.

STDIN

Not used.

INPUT FILES

None.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

None.

ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS

Default.

STDOUT

Not used.

STDERR

Not used.

OUTPUT FILES

None.

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION

None.

EXIT STATUS

The false utility shall always exit with a value other than zero.

CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS

Default.


The following sections are informative.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

EXAMPLES

None.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

true

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in Issue 2.

Issue 6

IEEE Std 1003.1-2001/Cor 1-2002, item XCU/TC1/D6/24 is applied, changing the STDERR section from ``None.'' to ``Not used.'' for alignment with Utility Description Defaults.

End of informative text.

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