FALSE(1)

NAME
       false - do nothing, unsuccessfully

SYNOPSIS
       false
       false {--help,--version}

DESCRIPTION
       This  documentation  is no longer being maintained and may
       be inaccurate or incomplete.  The Texinfo documentation is
       now the authoritative source.

       This  manual  page documents the GNU version of false (and
       probably every other version, as well).  false does  noth-
       ing  except  return  an  exit status of 1, meaning ``fail-
       ure''.  It can be used as a place holder in shell  scripts
       where an unsuccessful command is needed.

   OPTIONS
       When  GNU  false is invoked with exactly one argument, the
       following options are recognized:

       --help Print a usage message on standard output  and  exit
              successfully.

       --version
              Print  version  information on standard output then
              exit successfully.