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I want to run the command rm -rf lib && some command which removes the lib/ directory, then builds my project which gets outputted to lib/.



The rm will fail if lib/ doesn't exist and won't execute the second command. How can I format this such that it will wait until the first command is done before starting the second and will continue to the second even if there is an error.










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    I want to run the command rm -rf lib && some command which removes the lib/ directory, then builds my project which gets outputted to lib/.



    The rm will fail if lib/ doesn't exist and won't execute the second command. How can I format this such that it will wait until the first command is done before starting the second and will continue to the second even if there is an error.










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      I want to run the command rm -rf lib && some command which removes the lib/ directory, then builds my project which gets outputted to lib/.



      The rm will fail if lib/ doesn't exist and won't execute the second command. How can I format this such that it will wait until the first command is done before starting the second and will continue to the second even if there is an error.










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      I want to run the command rm -rf lib && some command which removes the lib/ directory, then builds my project which gets outputted to lib/.



      The rm will fail if lib/ doesn't exist and won't execute the second command. How can I format this such that it will wait until the first command is done before starting the second and will continue to the second even if there is an error.







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          Use a semi-colon (;) to separate the commands instead.



          For more information see this Unix thread:



          https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/159513/what-are-the-shells-control-and-redirection-operators






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            Use a semi-colon (;) to separate the commands instead.



            For more information see this Unix thread:



            https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/159513/what-are-the-shells-control-and-redirection-operators






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              Use a semi-colon (;) to separate the commands instead.



              For more information see this Unix thread:



              https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/159513/what-are-the-shells-control-and-redirection-operators






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                Use a semi-colon (;) to separate the commands instead.



                For more information see this Unix thread:



                https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/159513/what-are-the-shells-control-and-redirection-operators






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                Use a semi-colon (;) to separate the commands instead.



                For more information see this Unix thread:



                https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/159513/what-are-the-shells-control-and-redirection-operators







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