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Does PowerShell have an equivalent to this command construct from sh (and derivatives):
$ cmd1 && cmd2
where cmd2 is only run when cmd1 exits sucessfully?
I know you can combine commands with a semicolon. However, this disregards the exit status of commands.
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Using AND(&&) Operator If you want each command to be executed only if the previous one was successful, combine them with the && operator. You can use this in both CMD and Powershell. Usage: command1 && command2 && command3 [&& command4 ...]
The && operator executes the right-hand pipeline, if the left-hand pipeline succeeded. Conversely, the || operator executes the right-hand pipeline if the left-hand pipeline failed.
How to run a command multiple times in Windows PowerShell. Wrap your statement inside the curly braces of for ($i=1; $i -le n; $i++) { someCommand} , where n is a positive number and someCommand is any command. To access the variable (I use i but you can name it differently) you need to wrap it like this: $i .
The Clear-Host function removes all text from the current display, including commands and output that might have accumulated. When complete, it displays the command prompt. You can use the function name or its alias, cls .
Try this:
$errorActionPreference='Stop'; cmd1; cmd2
There is no direct analog to && or ||. There are several discussions on alternatives though. Here is one example:
conditional execution (&& and ||) in powershell
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