Linux Command Line Tools
Handy Tips & Commands
"&&", "||" and ";" when chaining commands
Assume there is command1 && command2.
In this case command2 will be executed if and only if command1 returned zero exit status.
Similarly, command1 || command2 can be used to run command2 only if command1 returned a nonzero exit status.
; is just a command separator. Thus command2 will be executed whatever command1 returned.
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