Multiple commands in Linux

For those that do not know how to string multiple commands together, here is a quick reference for you:

[user@server foobar]$ command1 ; command2

The command is executed in the order it was written, but command 2 is executed even if there was an error in command 1.

[user@server foobar]$ command1 && command2

The command command2 is executed only if command1 was successful, no errors.

 

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Configuring additional ETH interfaces in CentOS

Assuming you already have an ETH0 configured and working, log in at the console and configure it just like a normal RHEL/CentOS nic configuration:

  1. cp /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
  2. vim /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
    1. Update the ETH # to the next in line.  (ETH0 to ETH1…)
    2. Update the correct IP & Subnet
    3. :wq
  3. service network restart
  4. run ifconfig to ensure the settings have taken effect
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