How to execute an asynchronous command in vim from bash and quit vim after the command has completed?

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I could come up with a bash script that installs an LSP server plugin:

if [ ! -d $HOME/.local/share/nvim/lsp_servers/jdtls/ ]; then    
  printf "\nInstalling the Java LSP server"    
  mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nvim/lsp-servers/    
  nvim -c "LspInstall jdtls"
fi

But then the script never returns and the vim editor stays open.

I tried adding the quit commands but then it quits before installing the LSP server, as the installation is asynchronous:

nvim -c "LspInstall jdtls | q | q"
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Run the installation in blocking mode using the --sync option, which is there for exactly this purpose, scripting:

nvim -c "LspInstall --sync jdtls | q"
#                   ^^^^^^

Perhaps you need the extra | q at the end and : before LspInstall. Unfortunately, I can't test it myself.

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