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The traditional format of Bash's if/then has `if` and `then` on separate lines: if command_or_condition then branch fi I suppose that to man

The traditional format of Bash's if/then has `if` and `then` on separate lines: if command_or_condition then branch fi I suppose that to many, this looks wasteful and consequently ugly, so one looks for alternatives. I always inline the `then`, which requires a semicolon: if command_or_condition; then branch fi If I was forced to use the traditional format, I'd be definitely annoyed :)

a1369209993 6y ago
I use: if command_or_condition then branch more_branch fi Given the relationship between ; and newline, and the positions of required ;s in if/then/fi, I assumed that was intended.
joana035 6y ago
How swapping a '\n' char for a ';' is less "wasteful" or "ugly"?