Running the next command regardless of status | LPIC-1 101-500 Exam original practice question

103.1Basic

Run false and then echo DONE.

Print DONE even though false fails.

Which command list is correct?

Hint 1: Focus on the requirement

Identify what must change and what must remain unchanged. Then choose the command whose scope matches that requirement.

Hint 2: Check each command's role

Separate commands that display information, change state, remove data, or affect a child process.

false && echo DONE: Incorrect. && suppresses echo when false fails.
true || echo DONE: Incorrect. true succeeds, so || skips echo.
false; echo DONE: Correct. The semicolon runs echo after false regardless of its status.
false | echo DONE: Incorrect. A pipe sends output; false has no output to pass to echo.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectfalse && echo DONE

Incorrect. && suppresses echo when false fails.

Incorrecttrue || echo DONE

Incorrect. true succeeds, so || skips echo.

Correctfalse; echo DONE

Correct. The semicolon runs echo after false regardless of its status.

Incorrectfalse | echo DONE

Incorrect. A pipe sends output; false has no output to pass to echo.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

false; echo DONE

DONE

Foundation review

Check whether the command acts on the current shell, a new process, an existing process, or a file.

Use the supplied command and compare the output with the expected result.

Question IDKP-103-022

EnvironmentBash 5.2

Last technical review2026-08-12