How to run two commands with a condition that the second one will run only if the first one is successful?

You can run two commands with a condition that the second one will run only if the first one is successful with the syntax below:

command-1 && command-2

For example, if you want to run the "ftp" command only after the "ping" command is successful to reach a remote server, you can use the following command line:

ping host-name && ftp host-name

If you try this with a working FTP server, the "ftp" command will be executed:

C:\fyicenter>ping localhost && ftp localhost

Pinging localhost [::1] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from ::1: time<1ms
Reply from ::1: time<1ms
Reply from ::1: time<1ms
Reply from ::1: time<1ms

Ping statistics for ::1:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

Connected to localhost.
220 Welcome to My FTP Server
User: Guest
Password: ******
ftp>

If you try this with a FTP server that is not reachable, the "ftp" command will not be executed:

C:\fyicenter>ping junkserver && ftp junkserver

Ping request could not find host junkserver. 
Please check the name and try again.

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