| The
semicolon ( ; ), or
command seperator, allows you to enter multiple commands on
a single command line and execute them all at once.
Command
Format
command;
command
Examples
This example
executes the cd command
and then immediately executes the ls
command:
$
cd; ls
Franklin Pig_Pen Snoopy Woodstock blankets blankets_6 chuck
chuck_1 game genius marcy mud.puddles sally
$
This example
executes the date
command, then the cal
command and finally the who
command:
$
date; cal; who
Fri Oct 29 10:29:10 PST 1999
Oct 1999
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chuck
console Oct 18 02:20
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