true
Official Description
Returns success status.
Syntax
true
Options
None
Oddities
You can use true when you need a command but don't want it to perform any processing.
It's available as a built-in in ksh93 and beyond.
Example
$ true # Returns success status $ print $? 0 $ false # Returns failure status $ print $? 1 $ $ if true # Tests to see if true returns success > then > print "Must be true" > else > print "Must be false" > fi Must be true # It does $
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