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If the <i>date</i> command were to fail, the <i>echo</i> command would not be run. For deep technical detail, see the BASH manual. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Copy_and_Paste">Copy and Paste</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:270px;"><a href="/go/File:Compound-command-example.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="/mediawiki/images/1/1d/Compound-command-example.png" decoding="async" width="268" height="494" class="thumbimage" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/go/File:Compound-command-example.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Where to press, move, and release</div></div></div> <p>How to copy and paste a compound command. </p><p>Move the cursor above the first line, press and hold the mouse button, move the cursor below below the last line, then release the mouse button. </p><p>Look at the image. 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