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1.1     ! root        1: .TH FALSE 1 "11 January 1982"
        !             2: .SH NAME
        !             3: false, true \- provide truth values
        !             4: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             5: .B true
        !             6: .PP
        !             7: .B false
        !             8: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             9: .I True
        !            10: and
        !            11: .I false
        !            12: are usually used in a Bourne shell script.
        !            13: They test for the appropriate status "true" or "false" before running 
        !            14: (or failing to run) a list of commands.  
        !            15: .SH EXAMPLE
        !            16: .IP
        !            17: .nf
        !            18:      while false
        !            19:      do
        !            20:           command list 
        !            21:      done
        !            22: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            23: csh(1),
        !            24: sh(1),
        !            25: true(1)
        !            26: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !            27: .I False
        !            28: has exit status nonzero.

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