Re:Dennis Ritchie on the priorities of && || vs. == etc. (1982)
by PhilipRoman on Saturday January 06, 2024 @03:40AM
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The shell command is very readable.
a && b && c is a common idiom for "stop if any step fails". In the shell language && and || are more like control flow concepts, rather than binary operators.
And a && b || c is a universal "ternary operator" (with one minor deviation) idiom across many languages, not just the shell
a && b && c is a common idiom for "stop if any step fails". In the shell language && and || are more like control flow concepts, rather than binary operators.
And a && b || c is a universal "ternary operator" (with one minor deviation) idiom across many languages, not just the shell