From: tth@none.invalid   
      
   On 12/21/25 20:07, sjack wrote:   
      
   > :) : ":" is bash command to do nothing so can act as comment   
      
       No. The command ':' is the same as the 'true' command.   
       ':' have an exit status, so a comment who change an exit   
       status is just evil.   
      
   tth@linda:~/ $ false ; echo $?   
   1   
   tth@linda:~/ $ true ; echo $?   
   0   
   tth@linda:~/ $ false ; : foo ; echo $?   
   0   
      
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