[Solved] What will be the output of the following commands if file.txt does not exist?cat file.txt && echo "File exists" || echo "File missing" | Linux CLI

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What will be the output of the following commands if file.txt does not exist?
cat file.txt && echo "File exists" || echo "File missing"

AFile exists

BFile missing

CNo output

Dcat: file.txt: No such file or directory

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand command chaining behavior
cat file.txt fails because file does not exist, so && echo "File exists" is skipped, and || echo "File missing" runs.
Step 2: Predict output
The error message from cat is printed to stderr (not shown here), but the command output from chaining is File missing.
Final Answer:
File missing -> Option B
Quick Check:
Failed cat triggers || echo [OK]

Quick Trick: Remember: || runs next if previous fails [OK]

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