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Subject: if ! command
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Date: 24 Oct 89 18:42:56 GMT
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The command:

	command || whatever

is entirely equivalent to:

	if command
	then
		:
	else
		whatever
	fi

If 'whatever' is more than one line, one can write:

	command || {
		whatever1
		whatever2
		. . .
	}