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| + | (B) run several commands using the control operator "&" (ampersand) | ||
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Revision as of 15:54, 1 April 2014
How to run shell commands sequentially or at the same time entered on a single line.
echo 1 sleep 5s echo 2
(A) run several commands using the control operator ";" (semicolon) which will execute them sequentially. The shell will wait for each command to terminate in turn. The return status is the exit status of the last command executed.
echo 1; sleep 5s; echo 2
(B) run several commands using the control operator "&" (ampersand)
echo 1 & sleep 5s & echo 2
(C) run several commands using double ampersands
echo 1 && sleep 5s && echo 2
