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@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ tail -f example.log | ./go-sendxmpp -cif ./sendxmpp chat1@conference.example.com
 Send a notification if a long running process finishes.
 
 ```bash
-waitpid $(pidof -s rsync) && echo "Rsync finished successfully."|go-sendxmpp recipient@example.com || echo "Rsync failed."|go-sendxmpp recipient@example.com
+waitpid $(pidof -s rsync) && echo "Rsync finished."|go-sendxmpp recipient@example.com
 ```
 
 ### shell completion