emanuele6 1701036558 learn No.  cmd1 && { cmd2;}  is not always the same as  if cmd1; then cmd2; fi  .  cmd1 && cmd2; printf %s\\n "$?"  prints the exit status of cmd1 if cmd1 failed.  if cmd1; then cmd2; fi; printf %s\\n "$?"  prints 0 if cmd1 failed.
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emanuele6 1701039687 learn cmd1 && { cmd2;}  is not always the same as  if cmd1; then cmd2; fi .  cmd1 && { cmd2;}; printf %s\\n "$?"  prints the exit status of cmd1 if cmd1 fails.  if cmd1; then cmd2; fi; printf %s\\n "$?"  prints 0 if cmd1 fails.