Jan 7, 2009 · If you are trying to close a question where someone should be using this idiom and isn't, consider closing as a duplicate of Why is Python running my module when I import it, and …

Every command that runs has an exit status. That check is looking at the exit status of the command that finished most recently before that line runs. If you want your script to exit when …

Apr 18, 2012 · There are two switches for the if condition which check for a file: -e and -f. What is the difference between those two?

Jul 24, 2009 · No, it is not. As I'm using EXISTS, I was just following what I thought was standard practice in sub-queries using EXISTS.

Jun 18, 2012 · I have a question about if - else structure in a batch file. Each command runs individually, but I couldn't use "if - else" blocks safely so these parts of my …

DEBUG / _DEBUG should be defined in VS already. Remove the #define DEBUG in your code. Set preprocessors in the build configuration for that specific build. The reason it prints …

Apr 13, 2017 · I am trying to discern the difference between: if else and else if How do you use these? And when do you use them and when not?

I know this question is old and I haven't done a search yet, but it made me wonder whether showing branching is even a good idea for sequence diagrams. I always thought the …

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What sorts of methods exist for prematurely exiting an if clause? There are times when I'm writing code and want to put a break statement inside of an if clause, only to remember that those can …