Cheatsheet:
A; B Run A and then B, regardless of success of A A && B Run B if A succeeded A || B Run B if A failed A & Run A in background.
Source: bash – Which one is better: using ; or && to execute multiple commands in one line? – Ask Ubuntu [WayBack]
Thanks Jack [WayBack] for the initial answer ubfan1 [WayBack] for getting the formulation right, Hatshepsut [WayBack] for making it a readable cheat-sheet and leftaroundabout [WayBack] for making this brilliant addition using parenthesis which can be used for all permutations:
(A && B) & In the background: run B if A succeeded
–jeroen
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