The semicolon serves to separate statements from each other.

分号主要是为了分隔语句。

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Commas, for example, can separate statements or function parameters.

语句之间或函数参数之间的分隔符。

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First, be aware that while shell scripts are traditionally written on multiple lines, they can be compressed to a single line with semicolons to separate statements.

首先，要知道shell脚本传统上来讲是在多行中编写的，它们可以使用分号来分割语句，从而将整个脚本压缩成一行。

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Apple, Mercedes-Benz and Starwood, in separate statements, each said that China will soon become its biggest market.

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Laframboise also reported that IPCC has issued two separate statements during the past six weeks that directly contradict IPCC Chairman Raj Pachauri on IPCC rules and procedures.

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Earlier, assembly members made separate statements about Israel's raid on a flotilla of Gaza-bound aid ships, and last week's murder of Bobby Moffatt on the Shankill Road in Belfast.

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