COLON - Online Linux Manual PageSection : 1P
Updated : 2017
Source : IEEE/The Open Group
Note : POSIX Programmer's Manual
PROLOGThis manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
NAMEcolon — null utility
SYNOPSIS: [argument...]
DESCRIPTIONThis utility shall only expand command arguments. It is used when a command is needed, as in the then condition of an if command, but nothing is to be done by the command.
OPTIONSNone.
OPERANDSSee the DESCRIPTION.
STDINNot used.
INPUT FILESNone.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLESNone.
ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTSDefault.
STDOUTNot used.
STDERRThe standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.
OUTPUT FILESNone.
EXTENDED DESCRIPTIONNone.
EXIT STATUSZero.
CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORSDefault. The following sections are informative.
APPLICATION USAGENone.
EXAMPLES: ${X=abc}
if false
then :
else echo $X
fi
abcAs with any of the special built-ins, the null utility can also have variable assignments and redirections associated with it, such as: x=y : > zwhich sets variable x to the value y (so that it persists after the null utility completes) and creates or truncates file z.
RATIONALENone.
FUTURE DIRECTIONSNone.
SEE ALSOSection 2.14, Special Built-In Utilities
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