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false - do nothing, unsuccessfully
SYNOPSIS
false [ignored command line arguments]
false OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Exit with a status code indicating failure.
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
NOTE: your shell may have its own version of false, which usually supersedes the version described here. Please
refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright � 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
RELATED
The full documentation for false is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and false programs are properly
installed at your site, the command
info false
should give you access to the complete manual.
CATEGORY