S.O Answer: Bash/sh - difference between && and ;

If you write bash/shell scripts you will often need to combine two or three commands in one line, especially if you use screen bash -c <cmd1 && cmd2 ; cmd3> command; but do you know what's the difference between && and ; separators? check this SO answer

answer re: Bash/sh - difference between && and ;

May 27 '11

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If previous command failed with ; the second one will run.

But with && the second one will not run.

This is a "lazy" logical "AND" operand between operations.

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