.po 1i
.TH TRUE 1 Bell
.V 08/15/84 17:08:29
.\" @[$]true.1	1.9	08/15/84 17:08:29 - Zilog Inc.
.ad
.fi
.SH NAME
true, false \- provide truth values
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B true
.PP
.B false
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fITrue\fR returns status indicating success.
\fIFalse\fR returns status indicating failure.
They are typically used in input to the C Shell, 
.BR  csh (1)
or the Bourne Shell, 
.BR  sh (1).
.SH EXAMPLES
Here are some examples:
.PP
for sh(1):
.sp
	while true
.br
	do
.br
		command
.br
	done
.PP
for csh(1):
.sp
	#
.br
	while( { true } )
.br
		command
.br
	end
.SH SEE ALSO
csh(1), sh(1)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
.B True
has exit status zero,
.B false
nonzero.