A shell colon does nothing. Use it anyway.

Re:A shell colon does nothing. Use it anyway. by yjftsjthsd-h on Sunday July 26, 2026 @02:36AM (#49055387)

Aside: hacker news doesn't do markdown code blocks, but instead uses 2 spaces before text;

   if x then :; else something; fi

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Re:A shell colon does nothing. Use it anyway. by normie3000 on Sunday July 26, 2026 @02:59AM (#49055479)

Thanks, fixed

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