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This section describes commands that are primarily useful for their exit
status, rather than their output. Thus, they are often used as the
condition of shell if
statements, or as the last command in a
pipeline.
16.1 false
: Do nothing, unsuccessfullyDo nothing, unsuccessfully. 16.2 true
: Do nothing, successfullyDo nothing, successfully. 16.3 test
: Check file types and compare valuesCheck file types and compare values. 16.4 expr
: Evaluate expressionsEvaluate expressions.