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Manual Reference Pages  - FALSE (P)

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false - return false value

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

None.

None.

Not used.

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None.

Default.

Not used.

Not used.

None.

None.

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

Default.

The following sections are informative.

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None.

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Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

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