Bash - run one command after second one when first one is succeed and done

In this short artlcle we would like to show how using Bash, run one command after second one only when first one succeed.

Quick solution:

first_command && second_command

Practical example

In this example, we present sleep and echo commands combining.

sleep 3 && echo "Sleep command done!"

Explaination:

1. sleep command sleeps command line for 3 seconds returning success status when is done (0 status code),

2. then echo command is run printing Sleep command done! text in the command line.

See also

1. Bash - run one command after second one when first one fails

2. Bash - run one command after second one regardless of the result