Command Chain

Definitions

1. A sequence of commands connected so the result or side effects of one step feed into the next, whether through shell piping, task runners, or orchestrated workflow logic. Command chains are powerful for automation, but they can become fragile if error handling and intermediate assumptions are not explicit.

   In plain English: A sequence of commands linked together to perform a larger task.

   Example: "The release job collapsed into a long command chain that nobody wanted to touch because one silent failure in the middle would still leave later steps running."

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