Manual: false
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NAME
false - Returns false, an unsuccessful exit status.
Immediately returns with the exit status 1. When invoked with one of the recognized options it will
try to write the help or version text. Any IO error during this operation is diagnosed, yet the pro‐
gram will also return 1.
SYNOPSIS
false [--help] [--version]
DESCRIPTION
Returns false, an unsuccessful exit status.
Immediately returns with the exit status 1. When invoked with one of the recognized options it will
try to write the help or version text. Any IO error during this operation is diagnosed, yet the pro‐
gram will also return 1.
OPTIONS
--help Print help information
--version
Print version information
VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.8.0
2026-04-16 FALSE(1)