[Linux](EN) Difference between && and ; in shell command

Difference between && and ;

Environment and Prerequisite

• Ubuntu
• CentOS

Difference

• ;: execute next command whether previous command was successfully executed or not

$ apt-get install gcc; apt-get install gdb

• && means AND so next command will be executed only if previous command was successfully executed(return true)

$ apt-get install gcc && apt-get install gdb