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| • Looping Constructs: | Shell commands for iterative action. | |
| • Conditional Constructs: | Shell commands for conditional execution. | |
| • Command Grouping: | Ways to group commands. |
Compound commands are the shell programming constructs. Each construct begins with a reserved word or control operator and is terminated by a corresponding reserved word or operator. Any redirections (see Redirections) associated with a compound command apply to all commands within that compound command unless explicitly overridden.
Bash provides looping constructs, conditional commands, and mechanisms to group commands and execute them as a unit.