To answer this question, we need to understand the concept of logical operators in shell scripting.
In shell scripting, the ||
operator is the logical OR operator, and the &&
operator is the logical AND operator.
When the ||
operator is used, the command following it will only be executed if the preceding command fails or returns a non-zero exit status. On the other hand, when the &&
operator is used, the command following it will only be executed if the preceding command succeeds or returns a zero exit status.
Let's go through the given command step by step:
echo this
- This command will be executed and will output "this" to the console.
echo that
- This command will not be executed because the preceding command (echo this
) succeeds and returns a zero exit status.
echo other
- This command will be executed and will output "other" to the console.
Therefore, the output of the given command "echo this || echo that && echo other" will be "this other".
The correct answer is option D) this other.