false Command in Linux

This tutorial explains Linux “false” command, options and its usage with examples.

false – do nothing, unsuccessfully.

DESCRIPTION

Exit with a status code indicating failure. false returns 1.

SYNOPSIS

false

EXAMPLE

The command can be used to ignore the success or failure of a sequence of other commands, as in the example:

$ make … && false

Setting a user’s login shell to false, in /etc/passwd, effectively denies them access to an interactive shell, but their account may still be valid for other services, such as FTP. (Although /sbin/nologin, if available, may be more fitting for this purpose, as it prints a notification before terminating the session.)

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