Re: bash built-ins `true' and `false' undocumented

[Greg Wooledge]

On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 03:50:09PM +0530, Roland Winkler wrote:
> I guess there is not too much one can say about the bash built-ins
> `true' and `false'.  Nonetheless, I suggest that the info pages
> should list these built-ins individually like other built-ins.
> Currently, the only hint on their existence is buried in the info
> node on Shell Builtin Commands saying that
> 
>   The `:', `true', `false', and `test' builtins do not accept options and
>   do not treat `--' specially.

$ help true
true: true
    Return a successful result.
    
    Exit Status:
    Always succeeds.
$ help false
false: false
    Return an unsuccessful result.
    
    Exit Status:
    Always fails.