= Colon built-in
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The dfn:[colon built-in] does nothing.

[[syntax]]
== Syntax

- +: [{{argument}}...]+

[[description]]
== Description

The colon built-in does nothing.
Any command line arguments are ignored.

[[exitstatus]]
== Exit status

The exit status of the colon built-in is zero.

[[notes]]
== Notes

The colon built-in is a link:builtin.html#types[special built-in].

Arguments are link:expand.html[expanded] and link:redir.html[redirections] are
performed as usual.
The colon and link:_true.html[true] built-ins have the same effect, but colon
is a special built-in while true is a mandatory.

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