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The shell uses ; to reliably end a statement. In some cases, a line break also ends a statement (except that when the statement is obviously incomplete, a line break does not end it). (I don't kn...
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alx
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2025-01-21T00:13:47Z (1 day ago)
The shell uses `;` to reliably end a statement. In some cases, a line break also ends a statement (except that when the statement is obviously incomplete, a line break does not end it). I don't know if statement is the technical term.- I personally always use `;` as if I were writing C code, unless running some one-liner interactively. IMO, the semicolons add readability.
- The shell uses `;` to reliably end a statement. In some cases, a line break also ends a statement (except that when the statement is obviously incomplete, a line break does not end it). (I don't know if "statement" is the technical term.)
- I personally always use `;` as if I were writing C code, unless running some one-liner interactively. IMO, the semicolons add readability.
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alx
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2025-01-21T00:13:20Z (1 day ago)
bash(1) uses `;` to reliably end a statement. In some cases, a line break also ends a statement (except that when the statement is obviously incomplete, a line break does not end it). I don't know if statement is the technical term.- I personally always use `;` as if I were writing C code, unless running some one-liner interactively. IMO, the semicolons add readability.
- The shell uses `;` to reliably end a statement. In some cases, a line break also ends a statement (except that when the statement is obviously incomplete, a line break does not end it). I don't know if statement is the technical term.
- I personally always use `;` as if I were writing C code, unless running some one-liner interactively. IMO, the semicolons add readability.
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alx
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2025-01-21T00:13:09Z (1 day ago)
bash(1) uses `;` to reliably end a statement. In some cases, a line break also ends a statement (except that when the statement is obviously incomplete, a line break does not end it). I don't know if statement is the technical term. I personally always use `;` as if I were writing C code, unless running some one-liner interactively. IMO, the semicolons add readability.