The Linux operators and separators commands

The Linux operators and separators commands

Semicolon (;):

The semicolon is used to separate two or more commands on a single line. The commands are executed one after the other, regardless of whether the previous command succeeds or fails.

cd Documents; ls -l

Double Ampersand (&&):

The double ampersand is used to execute the second command only if the first command succeeds. If the first command fails, the second command is not executed.

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cd Documents && ls -l

Double Pipe (||):

The double pipe is used to execute the second command only if the first command fails. If the first command succeeds, the second command is not executed.

cd Documents || ls -l

Ampersand (&):

The ampersand is used to run a command in the background. The command is executed in the background and the shell prompt returns immediately, allowing you to continue using the command line.

sleep 10 &

Pipe (|):

The pipe is used to redirect the output of one command to another command. The output of the first command is sent to the input of the second command.

ls | grep filename

Redirection Operators (<, >, >>):

These operators are used to redirect the input or output of a command to a file. The < operator is used to redirect input from a file, the > operator is used to redirect output to a file (overwriting any existing content), and the >> operator is used to redirect output to a file (appending to any existing content).

command > output.txt