NAME

false - do nothing, unsuccessfully

SYNOPSIS

false [ignored command line arguments]
false OPTION

DESCRIPTION

Exit with a status code indicating failure.

These option names may not be abbreviated.

--help

display this help and exit

--version

output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by Jim Meyering.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

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 coreutils false

should give you access to the complete manual.