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Colon (:) built-in

The colon (:) built-in does nothing.

Synopsis

: […]

Description

The colon built-in is a dummy command that does nothing. Any arguments are ignored.

Errors

None.

Exit status

Zero.

Compatibility

The colon built-in is specified in the POSIX standard.