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@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@
 
 \subsection if-description Description
 
-<tt>if</tt> will execute the command CONDITION.  If the condition's exit
-status is 0, the commands COMMANDS_TRUE will execute.  If it is not 0 and
-<tt>else</tt> is given, COMMANDS_FALSE will be executed.  Hint: use
-<a href="#begin"><tt>begin; ...; end</tt></a> for complex conditions.
+<tt>if</tt> will execute the command CONDITION.  If the condition's
+exit status is 0, the commands COMMANDS_TRUE will execute.  If the
+exit status is not 0 and <tt>else</tt> is given, COMMANDS_FALSE will
+be executed.  
+
+In order to use the exit status of mutiple commands as the condition
+of an if block, use <a href="#begin"><tt>begin; ...; end</tt></a> and
+the short circut commands <a href="commands.html#and">and</a> and <a
+href="commands.html#or">or</a>.
 
 The exit status of the last foreground command to exit can always be
 accessed using the <a href="index.html#variables-status">$status</a>