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1.1       root        1: .\"    @(#)true.1      6.1 (Berkeley) 4/29/85
                      2: .\"
                      3: .TH TRUE 1 "April 29, 1985"
                      4: .AT 3
                      5: .SH NAME
                      6: true, false \- provide truth values
                      7: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      8: .B true
                      9: .PP
                     10: .B false
                     11: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     12: .I True
                     13: and
                     14: .I false
                     15: are usually used in a Bourne shell script.
                     16: They test for the appropriate status "true" or "false" before running 
                     17: (or failing to run) a list of commands.  
                     18: .SH EXAMPLE
                     19: .IP
                     20: .nf
                     21:      while true 
                     22:      do
                     23:           command list 
                     24:      done
                     25: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     26: csh(1),
                     27: sh(1),
                     28: false(1)
                     29: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
                     30: .I True 
                     31: has exit status zero.

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